NOTICE MINISTRY OF WOMEN, CHILD AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT INVITING PUBLIC VIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR THE DRAFT BILLS THE DRAFT BILLS ARE: (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL COMMISSION ON WOMEN (2) THE BILL ON GENDER EQUALITY (3) EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN PLEASE PROVIDE COMMENTS AND SUGGESTION TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ON OR BEFORE 25TH…
The Select Committee of Parliament to look into and report to Parliament its recommendations to ensure gender equity and equality with special emphasis on looking into gender-based discriminations and violations of womenâs rights in Sri Lanka disclosed that the first draft of the Bill on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women has been completed. This…
On the 3rd of December 2022, Sri Lanka commemorated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The global theme for this yearâs commemoration was âTransformative Solutions for Inclusive Development: the role of innovation in fueling an accessible and equitable worldâ which also falls in line with the promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development…
⌿ President, Prime Minister, Speaker and other public representatives stand in unity with the Women Parliamentariansâ Caucus for Global Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) ⌿ A wristband given to Parliamentarians with the message âLetâs Unite to end Gender Based Violenceâ as a sign of support. A number of activities were held in Parliament today (01)…
UNITE! Activism to End Violence against Women and Girls: Women Parliamentarians Stand in Unity with the Global Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) With the current economic crisis, Sri Lanka is facing new vulnerabilities. Even prior to the crisis, women and the girl child did not enjoy complete freedom, opportunities and safety due to the grave…
President Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed the Women Parliamentariansâ Caucus to finalize the Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Bill within the first six months of next year. The President stated the above while presiding the special meeting held at Parliament recently (15) to review the current progress and future activities of the Women Parliamentariansâ Caucus of…
The Select Committee of Parliament to look into and report to Parliament its recommendations to ensure gender equity and equality with special emphasis on looking into gender based discriminations and violations of womenâs rights in Sri Lanka held discussions regarding the progress of drafting the proposed Bill entitled âGender Equality and Womenâs Empowermentâ followed by…
Todayâs girl child is a woman tomorrow. Our future therefore is today. As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child on 11th October 2022, we, as Sri Lankans, amidst a severe economic crisis, must be cautious of the realities of the girl child in order to protect her rights.…
A letter was handed over to the Hon. Speaker by the Women Parliamentariansâ Caucus requesting to increase representation of women in granting membership of the newly established National Council. This letter has been delivered to the Speaker of Parliament Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana by the Chairperson of the Women Parliamentarian’s Caucus, Member of Parliament Hon.…
Women Parliamentariansâ Caucus held discussions regarding the matters related to the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution from a Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) perspective recently (06) in Parliament. The discussion was held at a meeting of the Women Parliamentarian’s Caucus chaired by Hon. (Dr.) Sudarshani Fernandopulle, Member of Parliament. Whilst highlighting the Salient features…