A training on gender equality and social inclusion policy making for newly elected local council women in the Badulla District was held online on the 21st & 22nd of November. These women local councilors were elected under the recently introduced, 25% quota for women, a law part of the Local Authorities Amendment act which was … Continue reading Training of Local Council Women (Badulla)

A capacity enhancing training programme of 100 young women Local Councillors and members from political parties from the Trincomalee District was held on the 28th & 29th of November 2020. These women were trained in the field of governance, political advocacy and gender equality. The training was organised by WMC together with Viluthu in Trincomalee.

A capacity enhancing training programme of 100 young women Local Councillors and members from political parties from the Badulla District was held on the 25th & 26th of November 2020. These women were trained in the field of governance, political advocacy and gender equality. The training was organised by WMC together with Women’s Development Centre … Continue reading 100 young women training – Badulla

A capacity enhancing training programme of 100 young women Local Councillors and members from political parties from the Colombo District was held on the 21st & 22nd of November 2020. These women were trained in the field of governance, political advocacy and gender equality. The training was organised by WMC.

Capacity enhancing of 100 young women Local Councillors and members from political parties from the Districts of Galle and Matara. These women were trained in the field of governance, political advocacy and gender equality. The training was organised by WMC with the support of Rural Women’s Front and the Ruhuna Sisila Social Services Organisation from … Continue reading 100 young women training – Galle / Matara

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This module has been created to train young women on democracy, governance, politics and leadership through a women’s rights perspective. It is most suitable for young women who are councilors in Local Government and those who are members of political parties. Click here to download Sinhala module  Click here to download Tamil module

Source: Nation.lk  By Pujanee Galappaththi “I work every day from 5 a.m. until about 10 p.m. I wake up in the morning, cook for everyone, send them off to work and school, clean, wash clothes, cook dinner, and take care of my parents. This is all just a simple load of work that I am … Continue reading Unpaid caretakers : The forgotten woman?

Source: Ceylon Today The Women and Media Collective expressed concern, over any indication of State control over the Media and the consequences it has on the access to information during a critical period such as when exercising one’s franchise. Issuing a statement on the proposed 20th Amendment, the Collective cited Clause 20(3) of the Bill, … Continue reading Women and Media Collective expresses concern: 20A must safeguard access to information

Source: Daily FT The Women and Media Collective as a women’s organisation engaged in advocating social justice and human rights, is concerned over the impact the 20th Amendment (20A) to the Constitution in its present form will have on the fabric of democracy of the country. Among other provisions in 20A we are particularly disturbed … Continue reading Women and Media Collective issues statement on 20th Amendment Bill