Sri Lanka - Historical Timeline - Gender
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Updated: 16 Jan 2018
Historical timeline of political/social/policy change in Sri Lanka to contextualize gender justice work
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PDV ActForum against SGBV formed1 Billion RisingInternational girl Child DayDV Implementation PlanHappy Families Campaign/Intervention2011 Be the Change - menEngage CampaignVidhya Rape CaseSeyas Rape caseHashtag Generation was formed to advocate for youth and female political participationVidhya Case JudgmentNational Action Plan on Child RightsSGBV National Action PlanVithya SivaloganathanPrime Minister's report on SGBVBhikkuni order re-ordained1st Female President of Sri LankaWomen's CharterMothers and Daughters of SLJaffna Campus Lecture Case RajiniTTE Women Combatent Suicide BomberKrishanthi CaseNational Committee of WomenMinistry of Women and Social WelfareExtending rape punishment upto 20 yearsPeople's movement SAARCParliament women caucusTsunami- Women in Disaster dialogueWe Can CampaignPeace Talk: gender committeeEnd of War1325/1820 CampaignSri Lankan Independence"Gurunanse geni" Came into the Sinhala language (lady teacher)MMDA enacted in Sri LankaSinhala Only Act (leading to the war)First female head of State elected in the worldForming of LTTE (female militants/suicide bombers)youth uprising + Pemawathi Manamperi Rape & MurderGender Equality as a fundamental rightCEDAW ratified in Sri LankaKishanthi KumaraswamyShrima Shasthin PackPoet and Gajamann Nona in Matara eraSinhala + Muslim Riot (women's voices on peace were not heard)Sirima - PM Social Norm: the chair has to be washed once a monthManning Reforms: Women from elite got voting opportunitiesDonnamore Reforms: women gained the right to vote in Sri Lanka (women from rural and lower social strate didn't get)Ms Molamure and Ms Saravanamuttu got electedPeriods
WAV Network Campaign 2008-2013Women's Movement to advocate for women's quota in politicsNational Small Fisheries Movement"small family is beautifulDiscourse on female headed householdSri Lanka land policiesWomen IDPs
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