Full Description
This book explores the positive and negative consequences of national development policies and programmes in the lives of women in Sri Lanka. Overall, the book argues for an holistic framework to situate the political, social and economic changes that have shaped the country over more than five decades.
Contents
Foreword - Noeleen Heyzer
Preface
PART ONE: LOOKING BACK
Fifty Years since Political Independence - Swarna Jayaweera
An Overview
Constitutions, Governance and Laws - Savitri Goonesekere
Violence, Armed Conflict and the Community - Radhika Coomaraswamy
Women in Education and Employment - Swarna Jayaweera
Women's Health, Population and Quality of Life - Daya Samarasinghe
The Family: Continuity and Change - Wimala de Silva
The Contingent Politics of the Women's Movement in Sri Lanka after Independence - Kumari Jayawardena and Malathi de Alwis
PART TWO: WOMEN SPEAK
Continuity and Change
Trapped in Poverty
The Trauma of Violence
Conclusion: Women's Experiences
