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The situation for women in Sri Lanka is not optimal. However, grassroots organizations, such as the Women and Media Collective, are working hard to remedy that \u2013 challenging patriarchal norms and advocating for policy change.<\/p>\n

At the UN for the Commission on the Status of Women, Programme Director Sepali Kottegoda spelled out her goal for a \u201cfeminist transformation of power relations within the country,\u201d and spoke to UN News\u2019s Liz Scaffidi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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