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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 womn of the social, political and economic developments which have occured during these eventful decades. Bringing together activitsts and scholars, this important book thoughtfully reivews the different paths. Sri lankan women have taken to achieve greater political and economic empowerment and control over their lives. CONTENTS : Foreword by Noeleen heyzer/preface. 1. looking back : Fifty years since political independence- An overview Swarna Jayaweera/ Constitutions, Governance and laws SAVITRI GOONESEKERE/Violence, Armed Conflict and the community RAADHIKA COOMARASWAMY / Women in Education and Employment - Fifty years in retrospect Swarna jayaweera/ Women`s health, population and qulity 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./ 2. WOMEN SPEAK : Continuity and change / Trapped in poverty/ The Trauma of violence/Conclusion : Women`s experiences. 2002, 384 pages. 07619-9503-x.
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