Women and Media Collective (WMC) is looking for a dynamic individual who has excellent communications skills and a commitment to work on the rights of women and on gender equality, to be part of our team. Click here to download advertisement  Main Responsibilities: • Develop and implement communication strategies and advocacy campaigns together with the … Continue reading Vacancy – Communications Officer

Watch the discussion on ‘Economic and Social Rights and the Current Crisis: What is a human rights approach to IMF negotiations?’ Co-sponsored by Women and Media Collective and the NYU Gallatin Human Rights Initiative (New York)

Watch Dr. Sonali Deraniyagala’s talk on ‘The Economic Crisis and Options for Short-Term Recovery’. Dr. Deraniyagala is part of the faculty of economics at SOAS and a Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University. Organised by the Women and Media Collective and the Social Scientists’ Association

Sri Lanka is facing the worst economic crisis in its post-independence history. Widespread food and fuel shortages are crippling the lives of people. Such a situation that has already lasted several weeks is now resulting in widespread protests which are being repressed violently. We anticipate escalating violence in the context of the spread of peaceful … Continue reading Urgent plea by Sri Lankan feminists to address the unfolding humanitarian crisis caused by the economic collapse in Sri Lanka

14.02.2022 Over the last few weeks there has been a multitude of hate speech and criticism about women’s bodies, dress, culture, ethnicity, and religion in the media as well as on social media. A teacher, Fathima Rameez, at the Sri Shanmugah Hindu Ladies Collage, Trincomalee sought to resume her duties as a teacher on the … Continue reading Letter to the girls

This statement by Civil Society activists and organisations condemns the statement by the Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka, in response to the submission made by human rights lawyer and advocate, Ambika Satkunanathan, to the EU Parliament’s Sub-Committee on Human Rights, recently. English Statement Sinhala Statement Tamil Statement

January 2022 Women and Media Collective (WMC) as an organization that has worked towards increasing political participation and continues to engage in advocating for electoral reform and the greater exercise of democratic rights, believe that it is the duty of the public to question the Gazette (No. 2262-08 dated 10.01.2022) issued on the postponement of … Continue reading Statement on the Gazette to Postpone Local Government Elections by a year

On 5-6 December 2021, a fact-finding team visited Batticaloa to ascertain the impact of the Easter Sunday bombings on the Christian and Muslim communities in Batticaloa two and a half years after the incident. The team was conscious of the fact that inter and intracommunity tensions in the Eastern Province, which were not dealt with … Continue reading Report of the Fact Finding Visit to Batticaloa – To study the impact of the Easter Sunday Bombings

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Job Description: Executive Director The Women and Media Collective (WMC) – a feminist organization working on women’s rights and gender equality – seeks a leader with strong feminist values as their Executive Director.  The candidate will be a dynamic, experienced, values-driven leader capable of building on WMC’s history of working towards social transformation through media … Continue reading Vacancy for Executive Director