ආර්ථික අර්බුදය නිසා භාණ්ඩ හා සේවා මිල ඉතා ඉහළ යෑම හමුවේ බඩගින්නේ සිටින තැනැත්තන්ගේ ප්රමාණය දිනෙන් දින වැඩිවීම අද ප්රධාන ජනමාධ්ය සහ සමාජ මාධ්ය හරහා අපි දකින සුලබ කාරණයක් වී ඇත. 2019 වසරේ සියයට 13.1 ක් වූ දරිද්රතා අගය 2022 වනවිට 25.6 දක්වා වර්ධනය වන බවත් පවතින ආර්ථික අර්බුදය හමුවේ තවදුරටත් මිලියන 2.5 කට අධික … Continue reading International Widows Day 2022
The Women and Media Collective is deeply shocked and concerned and strongly condemns Police brutality that has reached a level of cruelty and degradation that is completely unacceptable. This must be addressed immediately and effectively at the highest levels. The Police is a service whose objective is to uphold law and order, ensure peace and … Continue reading Statement Condemning Police Brutality and Impunity
“Unpaid Care Work and Women Labour” presentation by Dr. Pradeep Peiris at the regional conference on UCW. Dr. Peiris is the Department head of Political Science and Public Policy and Senior Lecturer at the University of Colombo.
Women and Media Collective is a feminist organization engaged with ideological and practical issues of concern to women in Sri Lanka. We are looking for two dynamic individuals who are passionate about inclusive feminist ideals to join our team. At WMC we are committed to fostering activism which is guaranteed to be an enriching experience … Continue reading Vacancy – Program Officers
Source: Daily Mirror Working women and the working class should not pay for the profligacy of creditors and corrupt politicians: Systemic debt solutions are urgent/indispensable By Kanchana N. Ruwanpura, Bhumika Muchhala and Smriti Rao Backdrop Countless images of women carers flitted through April-July 2022 on Sri Lankan television screens, social media, and newspapers. Carers with … Continue reading Gendering the debt crisis: Feminists on Sri Lanka’s financial crisis
“Recognize, Reduce and Redistribute Unpaid Care Work: Findings from 6 Districts in Sri Lanka” (WMC and SSA Research Study) Presentation by Dr. Sepali Kottegoda, Director Programmes, WMC at the Regional Conference on UCW
The Regional Conference on Equality and Equity in Recognising Unpaid Care Work and Women’s Labour in South Asia, organised by the Women and Media Collective (WMC) in Collaboration with the Social Scientist’s Association (SSA), was concluded successfully on the 20th and 21st of October 2022, at Colombo. This is the first Conference on Unpaid Care … Continue reading Regional Conference on Unpaid Care Work
Women and Media Collective together with the Social Scientists Association organized the regional conference on Equality and Equity in Recognising Unpaid Care Work and Women’s Labour in South Asia on the 20th and 21st of October 2022. This document is the keynote address delivered by Academic, Rights Activist and Member of Parliament Dr. Harini Amarasuriya … Continue reading Keynote address delivered by MP Dr.Harini Amarasuriya – Regional Conference on UCW
A TikTok competition to make a difference, Reduce Housework – Reduce Work Pressure. By now you must have made a lot of different TikToks of various kinds. Now it’s time for a different kind of TikTok video. The Women and Media Collective invite you to make a TikTok about the Care Work Women do daily, … Continue reading WMC TikTok ‘‘Lets look at Care Work in a new way’
Women’s rights organizations call to safeguard and protect the 25% quota for women in Local Government despite having a reduction in Local Government bodies 10th October 2022 Hon. President Ranil Wickremesinghe CC to: Hon. Prime Minister Dinesh Gunewardena Hon. State Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils Janaka Wakkubura Safeguard and protect the 25% quota … Continue reading Statement by Women’s rights organizations calling to safeguard and protect the 25% quota for women in Local Government