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8 mar 2023 · Precisely, the songs bring into notice, the oppression that women had to endure due to the societal pressures. The songs highlight the need of Sri Lankan women to rise against injustice, unfairness, and lawlessness.
2 gru 2017 · Women from the North and North East, and women from the South of Sri Lanka have used song, music, theatre and art to express themselves collectively, heal, criticise, dissent, analyse and bond – through times of war, conflict and tragedy.
In our collective efforts to uphold women’s rights, we work collaboratively with the Government of Sri Lanka and other partners to develop national policies, conduct research and advocacy, and deliver programming on: Women’s economic empowerment. Women’s leadership in governance and decision-making.
Since 1984, the Women and Media Collective has championed women’s rights and gender equality in Sri Lanka. We drive social and political change, bridge policymaking with grassroots activism, and collaborate with diverse organizations to create a just, non-discriminatory society.
Sunila Abeysekera (September 4 1952 – September 9, 2013) was a Sri Lankan human rights campaigner. She worked on women's rights in Sri Lanka and in the South Asia region for decades as an activist and scholar.
One of the best known and most honoured singers of Sri Lanka, Malini's choice of singing themes are based on real life and social-cultural situations. [1] Her songs intricate notional ideas of relationships, life-circumstances, and emotions that stem out of human realities.
17 cze 2021 · “In recent times, a mandatory 25 per cent quota for women in local government was introduced in Sri Lanka. This was a direct result of the feminist movement which invested over 30 years of activism to address the underrepresentation and participation of women in politics in Sri Lanka.
