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“It is imperative that women’s rights go beyond mere rhetoric."
Imperative that women’s rights go beyond mere rhetoric, Ranil Wickremesinghe tells International Women’s Day event
Two new bills that will be presented to parliament after Cabinet approval
The project supports women-led micro-enterprises in Ampara, Colombo, Moneragala, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya.
Population projections for Asia-Pacific region anticipate demographic shift with implications for economies
Computers will enable ministry to update gender-based violence referral services database
Most Sri Lankan men are gender insensitive, not serious about violence against women
COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing economic crisis have stymied Sri Lanka’s efforts to achieve gender parity.
As of September, the price of a 15-napkin pack ranges from 350 to 800 rupees in the market
Other activists globally too have welcomed this decision.
The study covered a cross section of universities: old and new unis, and those situated in previous conflict zones.
“If a woman is forced to have a child conceived by rape, that child will be looked at with hatred."
Bhutan is matrilineal, but the women are still in the kitchen
The MP in question had allegedly sung a lewd song lyric directed at MP Athukorala.
Ten women, academics, professionals, activists and sportswomen were invited to speak for ten minutes at a March 8 event ...
A Media Gender Charter launched by Hashtag Generation in Collaboration with IREX identifies ethics and sets minimum stan...
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The resistance from a number of senior police officers to the appointment of Bimshani Jasin Arachchi as the first woman ...
Dr Sudarshini Fernandopulle has been unanimously elected as the Chairperson of the tiny Women Parliamentarians Caucus an...
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A panel discussion hosted by the think tank Advocata has highlighted myriad issues that prevent more women from entering...
Pasindu Hirushan Silva, the Sri Jayewardenepura student who was seriously injured when a tyre fell on him, has gone to c...
The task of untangling the island from its woes has now been handed over to a male-led Parliament to uphold the true val...
By relegating the subject of women and children to a State Ministry without even a stand-alone status, it seems that for...
Sri Lanka’s Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission, internationally renowned Human Rights Defender Dr Deepika Udag...
Though it is eighty-nine years since the first Sri Lankan woman, Adeline Molamure entered the State Legislature, then kn...
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