Category: Economic Rights

Gendering the debt crisis: Feminists on Sri Lanka’s financial crisis

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

Keynote address delivered by MP Dr.Harini Amarasuriya – Regional Conference on UCW

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

Regional Conference on Equality and Equity in Recognizing Unpaid Care Work and Women’s Labour in South Asia

Organized by the Women and Media Collective, Sri Lanka in Collaboration with the Social Scientists Association, Sri Lanka. Invited to Register: Researchers, Activists and Advocates on Unpaid Care Work Register now – Click here for the online registration form October 20th & 21st, Sri Lanka – Via Zoom, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm The concept … Continue reading Regional Conference on Equality and Equity in Recognizing Unpaid Care Work and Women’s Labour in South Asia

Mask Campaign for Speech and Hearing Impaired persons

To increase access for the hearing and speech impaired while protecting them from the virus WMC wishes to encourage the recognition of sensitive communication and accommodating special needs. It is important to advocate for persons with disabilities and set up systems of support for these communities. An initiative by the Women and Media Collective in … Continue reading Mask Campaign for Speech and Hearing Impaired persons

Concerns and suggestions by Civil Society in relation to the IMF intervention in Sri Lanka

CEPA convened the meeting between selected civil society organisations (CSOs) that also included a few think tanks and the visiting delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This brief compiled by CEPA captures the main points presented by the participating organisations on the basis of the common governance and socio-economic themes raised in the discussion. … Continue reading Concerns and suggestions by Civil Society in relation to the IMF intervention in Sri Lanka