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The Women and Media Collective (WMC) attended the meeting organised by the Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government on the 27th of February, to discuss the implementation of the 25% quota for women in local government. WMC together with other women’s organisations in the country met with Hon. Minister Faizer Mustapa to ensure that … Continue reading Minister responds to implementation of women’s quota

strong>Context The next round of elections to local government in Sri Lanka is scheduled for February 10, 2018. The election is significant for many reasons. It is being held after several postponements; it is the first elections to be held by the National Unity government since it’s election to power in August 2015; it is … Continue reading The 25% Quota for Women in Local Government

ஊடக அறிக்கை தேர்தல்கள் ஆணைக்குழு, அரசியற் கட்சிகளின் தலைவர்கள் மற்றும் பாராளுமன்ற சபாநாயகருக்கான கடிதம் பெண்களுக்கான 25 வீத ஒதுக்கீட்டினை நடைமுறைப்படுத்துவதனை இசைவற்றதாக்க வேண்டாம் மகளிர் குழுக்கள் மற்றும் மகளிர் உரிமைச் செயற்பாட்டாளர்கள் உள்ளடங்கலாகக் கீழே கையெழுத்திட்டுள்ள சிவிற் சமூக நிறுவனங்களாகிய நாம், 2017ஆம் ஆண்டு 16ஆம் இலக்க உள்ளூர் அதிகார சபைகள் தேர்தல்கள் (திருத்தம்) சட்டத்திற்கு அமையப் பெண்களுக்கான 25 வீத ஒதுக்கீட்டினை முழுமையாக நடைமுறைப்படுத்துமாறு தேர்தல்கள் ஆணைக்குழுவின் தலைவர் மற்றும் உறுப்பினர்களுக்கு எழுத்து மூலம் … Continue reading ஊடக அறிக்கை: தேர்தல்கள் ஆணைக்குழு, அரசியற் கட்சிகளின் தலைவர்கள் மற்றும் பாராளுமன்ற சபாநாயகருக்கான கடிதம்

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පළාත් පාලන ආයතන තුළ ස්ත්‍රීන්ගේ නියෝජනය 25%කින් වැඩිකරන බවට රජය විසින් පොරොන්දුවක් ලබාදෙන ලදී. ඒ අනුව පසුගිය කාලය පුරා මේ ඉල්ලීම තහවුරු කරගැනීම පිණිස අප කාන්තා ක්‍රියාකාරිනියන් විසින් අදාළ දේශපාලන නායකයින් සමඟ සාකච්ඡාවට ද ලක්කරන ලදී. පසුගිය අගෝස්තු 25 වන දින පළාත් පාලන ආයතන ඡන්ද විමසීම් සංශෝධන පනත සම්මතවීමත් සමඟ ඒ පිළිබඳ කාන්තාව සහ මාධ්‍ය … Continue reading Comments on the Amended Local Authorities Elections Act (Sinhala)

The Women and Media Collective (WMC) together with 23 Women’s organisations expressed their concern to the President, Prime Minister and the Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government on the reported negotiations to reformulate the enacted 25% quota for women in Local Authorities. In order to ensure that the current provision of a 25% quota … Continue reading Women’s groups move to secure the 25% quota for women in Local Government

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Click here to download statement Statement by members of civil society on the National Human Rights Action Plan 2017 -2021 by wmcsrilanka on Scribd

The move to reform electoral systems in the country has generated a broad discussion, particularly around the participation of women in the political process. The proposed Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) electoral systems is expected to use the First Past the Post (FPTP) and Proportional Representation (PR) voting systems enabling voters with greater privilege over the … Continue reading Consultation on Gender and Electoral Systems