Sri Lanka’s persistently low female labor force participation, despite high education levels, stems from entrenched gender ...

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) — After leaving school, Jeewanthi Adikari was determined to pursue her studies in accounting. But her life took a different path when she began a three-month training program ...

Twelve women religious congregations in Sri Lanka have come together to address human trafficking, unsafe migration and exploitation of women and children in the island nation. "Sri Lankans started ...

Women constitute over 51 per cent of Sri Lanka's 21.7 million population according to the results of the 2024 Census of Population and Housing released on Thursday. "The total population was reported ...

Sri Lanka is gearing up for its ninth presidential election on September 21, but notably no women candidates are running for the highest office in the country. While having a woman candidate does not ...

It was a moment worthy of celebration for women in Sri Lanka when Bimshani Jasin Arachchi was appointed as Sri Lanka’s first female deputy inspector general of police (DIG) in October, 2020. This ...