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Sri Lanka: Milinda says change the political culture by getting more women in politics

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-03-01 16:10
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Women could play a vital role in bringing about a positive change in the political culture which prevails in Sri Lanka. However, unfortunately the number of women entering politics remains abysmally low. This was one of the views expressed by Leader of the Sri Lanka National Congress and UPFA candidate for Colombo District, Milinda Moragoda, at a neighborhood meeting with a group of residents from Kirulapona recently.

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Women’s Participation in Politics

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Sun, 2010-02-28 21:03
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Colombo
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Sri Lanka
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South Asian Women in Media (SAWM) Sri Lanka Chapter
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The event seeks to broaden public discussion on the important subject of increasing women’s representation in politics and decision making. With the Parliamentary election coming up in a few weeks, South Asian Women in Media (SAWM), Sri Lanka Chapter, believes the issue of women’s participation in politics is both timely and relevant, especially in view of the very low percentage of women in political institutions in Sri Lanka and their resultant inability to influence decision making.

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Sri Lanka: Plan to Reserve More Seats for Women

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2010-02-03 22:22
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The government is considering increasing the number of seats reserved for women in the Bangladesh parliament from the present 45 to 100. The figure was 30 in the last parliament.
A report under consideration and to be placed before the country’s development partners at the Dhaka Development Forum on February 15-16 says the government wants to promote gender equality, The Daily Star newspaper has said.

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Sri Lanka: Many Sri Lankan Women Cast Votes to Select New President

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2010-01-26 15:14
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The significance of the voting on Tuesday was that the active participation of women in voting. Females were seen waiting in long queues to cast their votes.

Polling agents said there was a remarkable increase in women coming to cast their votes.

Ramyalatha Perera of Nugegoda, about 20 km away from Colombo, said she wanted to see a brighter future for her children.

"I cast my vote early in the morning. I think we, women want peace. We can not suffer any more and we want our children to live in a peaceful country,"she said.

Ramyalatha had taken her 80-year-old mother, who suffer from arthritis, on a wheelchair with the help of her husband to cast her vote.

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Election: Sri Lanka

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Fri, 2010-01-22 09:30
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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected by popular vote for a six year term by the people.

The Parliament has 225 members, elected for a six year term, 196 members elected in multi-seat constituencies through proportional representation system where each party is allocated a number of seats from the quota for each district according to the proportion of the total vote that party obtains in the district. The other 29 which is called the national list are appointed by each party secretary according to the island wide proportional vote the party obtains.

14,088,500 Voters will be casting their votes at 11,098 polling station on 26th January 2010 from 7.00 am to 4.00 pm. To read further please visit Department of Election, Sri Lanka.

We invite individuals and other organizations from Sri Lanka working in the area of promoting women in politics to share their views, agenda for the political parties and campaigns on iKNOW Politics.

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Sri Lanka: Women's Role in Politics Minimal in Lanka

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2009-12-09 21:14
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Sri Lanka displays positive aspects regarding its population, other than in one area:the number of women in politics. According to 2009 data, women hold 13 out of the 255 seats in Parliament, that is five percent of all seats.
Women tend to enter politics largely as a result of filling a position made vacant by male kinsman. The political parties have made very little effort to nominate women to contest elections. Whilst women wings exist in almost all major political parties, their role is largely a supportive one.

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Sri Lanka: 25 Years On, Women Still Struggle for Their Rights

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2009-11-09 22:13
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"While on one side the conflict created havoc in Sri Lanka, on the other hand it—to some extent—helped to advance the rights of women, particularly in strongly male-dominated societies where the women’s place—to use a common phrase—is ‘at home’," noted Dharmadasa, whose own son disappeared during the civil war.
Thamilini (who only gave one name) fled heavy fighting in northern Sri Lanka just before Tamil rebels crumbled under the massive firepower and an intense ground offensive in May. She later surrendered to the authorities and is in police detention.

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Democracies without Violence: Engendering Politics, Policies and Actions

Submitted by rachana on Mon, 2009-09-07 23:00
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Dhaka, Bangaldesh
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Dhaka, Bangaldesh
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BRAC Centre INN, Dhaka, Bangaldesh
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In South Asia, the concept of power and authority are ascribed to certain social characteristics determined by the male privileged groups to exclude women. Women normally are not given the opportunity to hold positions of power in politics. Being powerless and marginalized women in South Asian society are at great disadvantage and experience injustice in inclusion and in the political domain. Gender based violence discourages women from actively participating in politics. Violence against women in politics (VAWIP) is an issue of concern. Almost all forms of gender based violence are used as tools for harming women through physical, psychological or social intimidation.

Gender sensitive laws, policies and provisions are currently absent in South Asian countries. Most of the National laws are silent about VAWIP and political violence is dealt with under criminal law. There seem to be no specific plans and actions to address the issues of VAWIP. Without appropriate laws, policies, provisions and mechanisms, it is not possible to address VAWIP. Violence against women in politics has not been discussed in most of the International Instruments including CEDAW. Even the SAARC gender data base has ignored violence against women in politics. Since most of the international instruments do not have explicit provisions to create a gender sensitive, safe and secure space for women to participate actively in politics, it is imperative to harmonize the existing international instruments to be adapted at the national level. Therefore, SAP International is attempting to build a policy influencing process for the incorporation of VAWIP agendas in the gender sensitive international instruments and mechanisms as well as in national legal provisions and mechanisms in South Asia.


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