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  2. Gender inequality in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lankan garment workers. Gender inequality in Sri Lanka is centered on the inequalities that arise between men and women in Sri Lanka.Specifically, these inequalities affect many aspects of women's lives, starting with sex-selective abortions and male preferences, then education and schooling in childhood, which influence job opportunities, property rights, access to health and political ...

  3. Gender roles in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    All ethnic groups in Sri Lanka have clear distinctions regarding the roles of the sexes. [2] Sri Lanka was the first nation in the world to elect a female head of government, Sirimavo Bandaranaike. Bandaranaike won the election in 1960 after S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, the preceding leader who was also her husband, was murdered by a spy.

  4. Women in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Women in Sri Lanka make up to 52.09% of the population according to the 2012 census of Sri Lanka. [7] Sri Lankan women have contributed greatly to the country's development, in many areas. Historically, a masculine bias has dominated Sri Lankan culture , although woman have been allowed to vote in elections since 1931 . [ 8 ]

  5. LGBTQ rights in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    In Sri Lanka, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) facilitated dialogue on legal gender recognition in response to a March 2015 complaint from a transgender person. As a result, in 2016 the Ministry of Health issued a circular to health services and education institutions about issuing gender recognition certificates to transgender ...

  6. History of sexual minorities in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The traditional legal codes of Lanka did not criminalise, or actively discriminate against, sexual minorities. [1] It is believed that gender stereotypes were less important and more blurred during this era., with sexuality being more expressive (sexual sculptures similar to those found at Hindu temples in India can be found on temples in Sri Lanka).

  7. Sexual minorities in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    In November 2016, Sri Lanka voted against a plan to get rid of the UN Independent Expert on violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity at the United Nations General Assembly. The push to get rid of the UN expert failed 84–77.

  8. Women's suffrage in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The subsection 12.(1) of the Sri Lankan constitution guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of the law to all citizens. Subsection 12.(2) further states that "no citizen shall be discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion, language, caste, sex, political opinion [or] place of birth ..." (Cooray Sept. 1989, 12 [2]).

  9. Equal Ground - Wikipedia

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    The organization, established in 2004, is one of the first organization in Sri Lanka welcoming and advocating equality for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. [1] The organization was founded by Sri Lankan LGBT rights activist Rosanna Flamer-Caldera and offers trilingual publications and services. [2]