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Women’s Manifesto

2010 | Social Scientists’ Association (SSA)

This manifesto is an attempt to identify the most critical issues currently facing women in Sri Lanka. The publication identifies critical issues, concerns and challenges facing women today. It also p..

Is land just for men? : Critiquing discriminatory laws, regulations and administrative practices relating to land and property rights of women in Sri Lanka

2010 | Ed. By, Jayawardena, K.P. et.al.

This study examines a range of issues that impact women’s land and property rights with national and provincial laws, regulations and administrative practices in Sri Lanka. Since gender discrimi..

Penkalin Nilam: A study on women’s land rights in the post-tsunami resettlement process in Baticaloa

2010 | Maunaguru, S. & Emmanuel, S.

This report documents the experiences of women in relation to their land rights. Women’s ability to challenge gender inequalities within the home and the community is greatly enhanced with equ..

Understanding gendered violence against women in Sri Lanka

2009 | Jayasundere, R.

This background paper attempts to highlight the characteristics of gender based violence in Sri Lanka, State and NGO responses, and the implications of socio cultural issues and situations affecting..

Peace-building as a gendered process: understanding women’s peace-building initiatives 1970s-2008

2009 | Kodikara, C.

This study on women’s peace building initiative in Sri Lanka was undertaken in January 2008 on behalf of Women Defining Peace (WDP). This is a five-year project initiated in 2007, funded by th..

A programming framework to address gender-based violence

2009 | Women Defining Peace

This publication aims to provide a framework as a guide to prevent, reduce and ultimately eliminate gender based violence in Sri Lanka. It provides a simple understanding of gender based violence. I..

Resources for combating violence against women

Centre for Women’s Research

It is believed that there is no gender based violence in Sri Lanka because there are no extreme forms of violence such as female genital mutilation, sati or widow burning, social segregation of wido..

Women and the Tsunami: Case studies

2009 | Social Scientists’ Association (SSA)

This publication shares some case studies of women who experienced tsunami with a mix of different ethnic and socio cultural backgrounds. ..

Gender and Post-tsunami recovery

2009 | Attanapola, C. et.al.

This paper looks at relationship between local women’s organisation and Northern NGO. This NGO has been working in Sri Lanka since the early 1980s, with the mission to fight poverty through co..

Women and the tsunami

2009 | Satkunanathan, A.

The aim of this paper is to provide a background on post tsunami issues with a focus on their gendered impact. ..

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