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also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: By occupation: Sri Lankan This category exists only as a container for other categories of Sri Lankan women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Not one of the 38 contenders in Sri Lanka's presidential election this month is a woman, a stark contrast in the Indian Ocean island where women make up more than half the voters and the workforce.
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 ]
The election signified a major political realignment in Sri Lanka. [10] Dissanayake's victory was the first time a third-party candidate was elected president. This was also the first election where neither of the top two candidates were endorsed by the United National Party or the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
Sri Lanka’s elections commission on Thursday accepted applications from a record 39 candidates to run in next month’s presidential election, which will decide the course of the country's ...
A record 35 candidates have filed nominations to take part in Sri Lanka's presidential election on Nov. 16, nearly twice as many as participated in the last poll in 2015, posing a logistical ...
On 4 August 2024, MJP leader Dilith Jayaweera was announced as the presidential candidate of the Sarvajana Balaya in the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election. The Sarvajana Balaya is a political alliance led by Jayaweera consisting of the Jathika Nidahas Peramuna , Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya, the Democratic Left Front ...
Furthermore, globally, Sri Lanka ranks relatively low on gender equality indices. [5] Overall, this pattern of social history that disempowers females produces a cycle of undervaluing females, providing only secondary access to health care and schooling and thus less opportunities to take on high-level jobs or training.