Unveils a special photo wall with photographs of all women MPs from 1931 to date. The official logo of the Women Parliamentarians Caucus launched. Former female Parliamentarians were felicitated during a special felicitation Programme organized by Women Parliamentariansâ Caucus, held today (07) in Parliament in line with the International Womenâs Day 2024. The event was…
It was stated at the Women Parliamentariansâ Caucus that Gender perspectives should be integrated into the budgetary process to promote gender equality and social inclusivity as womenâs participation in the formal labor force in Sri Lanka has traditionally been lower than that of men. This was stated when the Women Parliamentariansâ Caucus met recently (08)…
A newspaper article titled âSurvey reveals Girls raped at their own willâ published by Daily Mirror on Thursday, 21 December 2023 has drawn the attention of the Women Parliamentariansâ Caucus (WPC) of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka due to the blatant negligence displayed by the Newspaper, and everyone involved, in publishing this severely faulty…
 In 2023, to date the number of women who have been victims of various forms of abuse and violence exceeds twenty thousand. A special workshop was held in Colombo on 08.12.2023 to discuss the contents of the multi-sectoral National Action Plan to address Sexual and Gender Based Violence against Women (SGBV). This programme was held…
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The hand book âKnow Your Rightsâ compiled with the aim of raising awareness about the prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace was launched in Parliament on 29th November 2023 under the patronage of Speaker Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.
The hand book ‘Know Your Rights’ compiled with the aim of raising awareness about the prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace was launched in Parliament yesterday (29) under the patronage of Speaker Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena. The handbook was prepared by the Women Parliamentariansâ Caucus and the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Children, Women and…
A discussion between Hon. Prof. Razwana Begum, the representative of Singapore in the Asian Women Parliamentariansâ Caucus and the Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus Hon. Dr Sudarshini Fernandopulle was held recently. Ms. Vimala Chandrarajan, a Lawyer from Singapore, Dr Ramani Jayasundere, a voluntary technical expert who drafted the Womenâs Policy in Sri…
A group of people with hearing, visual and physical disabilities from all over the island of Disability Organizations Joint Front participated in an observation tour of the Parliament today (17). This tour was organized according to the request made by this Joint Front to the Secretary General of Parliament Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera to get an…
