Even though we’re all staying at home to reduce exposure during this global pandemic you may have noticed that the usual housework has doubled. The women in the household shouldn’t be made to handle all the chores. Everyone in the house should contribute and do their part. Even though we aren’t able to celebrate the … Continue reading Women also have only two hands
17 March 2019 The Chairperson and members of the Elections Commission Elections Commission Rajagiriya Dear Chairman Mr. Mahinda Deshapriya Commissioners Prof. Rathnajeevan Hoole and Mr. N. J Abeysekera Postponement of nominations process and Parliamentary elections We are five women’s organisations working at the national as well as the regional level to strengthen women’s representation in … Continue reading Postponement of nominations process and Parliamentary elections – a call to the Elections Commissioner
17 March 2019 Hon. Karu Jayasuriya Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Dear Hon. Speaker Postponement of nominations process and Parliamentary elections We are five women’s organisations working at the national as well as the regional level to strengthen women’s representation in politics and have on many occasions over the past 15 years interacted … Continue reading Postponement of nominations process and Parliamentary elections – a call to the Speaker of Parliament
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2020, the Women and Media Collective organised a special radio programme at the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corpertaion on the 5th of March at 9:30 AM. The programme comprised of a panel of speakers along with musical performances by popular artists. The programme was broadcast on radio on the 8th … Continue reading Women’s Day Radio Programme (IWD 2020)
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We are currently looking for a recent graduate or undergraduate with media experience to assist an ongoing project on Unpaid care work in Sri Lanka. The ideal candidate should have capacity in designing and social media messaging and fluent in either Sinhala or Tamil languages. Duration – 3 months Commencement date – immediate Interested applicants … Continue reading Internship opportunity at Women and Media Collective
International Women’s Day 2020, organised by the Women and Media Collective on the 5th of March at 9:30 AM, at the Kumarathunga Munidasa Studio, SLBC. Panel of speakers : Professor Deepika Udagama Professor Vishaka Suriya Bandara Senior Lecturer, Sanjeewani Rupasinha Lawyer, Radika Gunarathne Women Activist, Velayudan Jayachithra
Send in your scripts for the WMC short film competition 2020 The themes for this year are: Housework is also work The value of unpaid care work Download the application form here Description on Unpaid care work Short film on Unpaid care work : Application form Description on Unpaid care work Short film on Unpaid care … Continue reading WMC short film competition 2020
9 November 2019 We as women’s rights activists, feminist activists and academics, engaged in issues of social justice and human rights, wish to express our continuing concern regarding two critical issues we face in Sri Lanka: the failures of the justice system in responding to grave acts of violence committed against women and other marginalized … Continue reading Statement: Women’s rights activists respond to recent events in relation to women and justice in Sri Lanka
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