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	Women In Post-Independence Sri Lanka by Jayaweera
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During the fifty years since independence, Sri Lanka has made considerable strides in various spheres. Adopting a gender perspective, this volume discusses the impact on women of the social, political and economic developments which have occurred during these eventful decades. Bringing together activists and scholars, this important book thoughtfully reviews the different paths Sri Lankan women have taken to achieve greater political and economic empowerment and control over their lives.

Table of Contents

Foreword by NOELEEN HEYZER
Preface
I. LOOKING BACK: Fifty Years Since Political Independence - An Overview SWARNA JAYAWEERA
Constitutions, Governance and Laws SAVITRI GOONESEKERE
Violence, Armed Conflict and the Community RADHIKA COOMARASWAMY
Women in Education and Employment - Fifty Years in Retrospect 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
II. WOMEN SPEAK: Continuity and Change
Trapped in Poverty
The Trauma of Violence
Conclusion: Women?s ExperiencesISBN - 9780761995036

Pages : 384