The Right to Work: women, men and gendered labour by Tehani Ariyaratne

By Tehani Ariyaratne, South Asia Women’s Fund It is no secret that the Sri Lankan economy is being carried on the backs of women, not just those who engage in low paid, insecure, informal sector work, but those who create the enabling environment for others to work – the mothers, grandmothers, sisters, unmarried daughters who … Continue reading →

Infographic: Violence against Women in Employment

16 days cartoons by Awantha Artigala – Human Rights Day (10th December)

16 days cartoons by Awantha Artigala – International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3rd December)

Awantha Artigala’s portfolio is at https://www.facebook.com/Awantha.artigala and http://awanthaartigala.blogspot.com/

Guest Post by Senel Wanniarachchi – He says it won’t happen again

This is a story I’ve been meaning to tell for a while now. While the story itself is set in the recent past, there is a bit of a backstory that encapsulates the series of events that led to it. September 2009 —home It was a Thursday and my father had just returned home from … Continue reading →

Infographic: One in four

International Women Human Rights Defenders Day – 29th November

During the 16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence campaign (from the 25th of November to the 10th of December) the 29th of November marks the International Women Human Rights Defenders Day to commemorate all women human rights defenders across the world who has worked tirelessly to promote and protect human rights of women. … Continue reading →

Guest post by Thilina Madiwala – A message to think not a minute but more

A message to think not a minute but more On November 25th – International day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Women don’t need a another day marked in the calendar to celebrate the brutal violence they come across in their lives. They don’t need round table meetings to talk about her worries and … Continue reading →

Call for submissions: 2014 Campaign

From the 25 of November to the 10 of December each year the world advocates for an end to Gender Based violence (GBV). This is largely due to the number of acts of violence inflicted on the lives of women and men that go unnoticed leaving perpetrators in a culture of impunity. In Sri Lanka … Continue reading →

DAY SIX: Guest Post by T – Who are these men?

Original post at http://dance-triangle.blogspot.com/2012/10/who-are-these-men.html The liars, the cheaters, the schemers. The harassers, the rapists, the murderers. The alcoholics, the drug addicts, the wife beaters, the child abusers. The ones who put chilli powder in their wife’s vagina. The ones who play with their penis in front of their daughter. The ones who rape their stepdaughters while … Continue reading →