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Monday, September 11, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
First female prime minister in the world
Adda247
In the annals of history, there are individuals whose leadership transcends boundaries and reshapes the world’s political landscape. One such remarkable figure is Sirimavo Bandaranaike, who etched her name in history as the first woman in the world...
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Tuesday, September 05, 2023
Parliament needs more women to ensure equal rights
Daily News
Member of Parliament Rohini Kaviratne said that, in order to solve problems that have arisen because Parliament does not address women’s problems adequately, women’s representation in Parliament should be increased. She said this as the Chief...
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Wednesday, August 09, 2023
Reformative changes are being made to increase the representation of women in politics – President
The Island
During a meeting with students from Girls’ High School Kandy, President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed his strong commitment to increasing women’s representation in politics through reformative changes. The President highlighted his dedication...
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Thursday, August 03, 2023
Sri Lanka’s women MPs meet former New Zealand PMs Jacinda Ardern and Helen Clark
Ada Derana
The Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus of Sri Lanka, who are on a study visit to New Zealand, has met the former Prime Ministers of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern and Helen Clark. Empowering women leadership in politics and promoting gender diversity...
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The Island
Monday, February 06, 2023
Harassment of women in politics on the rise in Sri Lanka
The Island
Election monitors and activists express concern that digital harassment of female politicians will increase when the local council elections campaign gets into full swing in the coming weeks. According to the preliminary results of a survey...
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Gender and violence against political candidates: Lessons from Sri Lanka (Cambridge)
Thursday, November 03, 2022
Academic Paper / Article
Gender and violence against political candidates: Lessons from Sri Lanka
Cambridge
A nascent body of literature has highlighter the violence (broadly defined) that women sometimes face as they enter politics. Some interpretations depict this violence as primarily gender motivated: women politicians are targeted because they are...
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Solidarity among Women in Politics in Sri Lanka: Potentials and Challenges- Nadine Vanniasinkam and Viyanga Gunasekera (SSA Lanka)
Monday, October 24, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Solidarity among women in politics in Sri Lanka: Potentials and challenges - Nadine Vanniasinkam and Viyanga Gunasekera
Social Scientists’ Association Lanka
Introduction Women politicians and political aspirants in Sri Lanka share certain patterns of marginalisation within patriarchal party and political structures which prevent them from entering and engaging in agentive politics. Women encounter...
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No women in Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet - Newswire
Monday, April 25, 2022
No women in Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet
Newswire
The newly appointed Cabinet which consists of 17 Ministers has failed to include female representation.  The new Cabinet was appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House in Colombo today.  The list shows the lack of female...
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Women’s representation and implications for fairness, trust, and performance in local government: a survey experiment in Sri Lanka - Sage Journal
Wednesday, February 09, 2022
Report / White Paper
Women’s representation and implications for fairness, trust, and performance in local government: a survey experiment in Sri Lanka
Sage Journals
How do quotas for women in Sri Lanka’s local government institutions affect key governance indicators such as perceived fairness, institutional trust, and perceived performance? These dimensions of governance are underexplored in the context of...
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Women MP’s of Sri Lanka parliament call for action to prevent verbal harassment from male colleagues (Photo by Joakim Honkasalo on Unsplash)
Monday, November 29, 2021
Women MP’s of Sri Lanka parliament call for action to prevent verbal harassment from male colleagues
ColomboPage News
Chairperson of the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus (WPC) in Sri Lanka parliament, Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle, State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control has written to the Speaker of Parliament to take steps to...
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Monday, July 27, 2020
What is holding back Sri Lankan Women from entering politics: Lihini Fernando decodes
Economy Next
Despite Sri Lankan women having progressed by breaking boundaries in many fields, their participation in the country’s politics has remained abysmal. United National Party municipal councillor from Moratuwa, Lihini Fernando, says that even though...
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Friday, September 06, 2019
Women and politics
Daily FT
For the first time in 20 years a woman candidate has been named to contest at the upcoming Presidential Election. Environmentalist Dr. Ajantha Perera being nominated is largely seen as a positive sign for increased women representation in Sri Lankan...
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Tuesday, April 02, 2019
Academic Paper / Article
Political Participation of Women in Local Governance: A Case Study of Selected Local Government Bodies in Eastern Sri Lanka
Journal of Asian and African Studies
Although Sri Lanka has 51% women, their participation in local governance as well as in the national parliament is 5% in total. The strong social development indicator of women in areas such as health and education has not translated into their...
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Comparative experiences: Operationalizing the 25% quota for women in Local Government in Sri Lanka
(PRESS RELEASE) – 31 July 2017, Colombo: A discussion forum on operationalizing the 25% quota for women in Local Government, and comparative experiences on advancing women’s political participation was held on Wednesday, 26 July 2017 at the...
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Interviews
Naushalya Rajapaksha
Following the August 2015 General Election in her country, Naushalya comments on the challenges women face in politics in Sri Lanka and the reasons that might deter women from getting involved in politics. She also gives valuable advice to the...
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Tuesday, May 06, 2014
Report / White Paper
Living with insecurity: Marginalization and sexual violence against women in north and east Sri Lanka
Four years since the end of the armed conflict, the situation of minority women in the north and east of Sri Lanka has changed dramatically – and for many it is getting worse. In the latter stages of the conflict and its aftermath, military forces...
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Friday, May 02, 2014
Report / White Paper
Only Until the Rice is Cooked? The Domestic Violence Act, Familial Ideology, and Cultural Narratives in Sri Lanka
In August 2005, the Sri Lankan Parliament unanimously passed the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act No 34 (PDVA), marking the culmination of a legal advocacy process initiated by a coalition of women’s NGOs in 1999. The unanimous vote, however...
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Report / White Paper
Country Reviews: Women’s Political Participation in South Asia.”
Governance in all South Asian countries is imbued with a predominantly patriarchal character. This is reflected in the fact that women form a disproportionately small segment of representatives in elected bodies across all levels of governance, and...
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