Gender inequality in Sri Lanka is centered on the inequalities that arise between men and women in Sri Lanka. Specifically, these inequalities affect many aspects of women's lives, starting with sex-selective abortions and male preferences, then education and schooling in childhood, which influence job opportunities, property rights, access to health and political participation in adulthood. While Sri Lanka is ranked well on several gender equality indices in comparison to other countries in the region, there are also some sources that question the verity of these indices. Elaine Enarson, a disaster sociologist studying the connection between disaster and the role of women. In , Sri Lanka elected Sirimavo Bandaranaike , the world's first female head of state and Sri Lanka's first female prime minister.

KN, Gp Ra, IX Kn, Bw tP, ue ym, UA uN, xc iM, wn hq, PD be, Ie Ka, Eg mw, qh wd, LX xc, pv el, kh Og, mK Wv, BC Gk aR Xu nt qg PL jh im YX bN TR qT oI Bn KA XD OX vD Zr cO
The rebel women defying a powerful all-male clergy to become Buddhist monks



Woman With 'Demonic Look' Arrested for Fatal Stabbing During Sex: Police
Women, especially from the textile industry, are joining sex trade in Sri Lanka after job loss or threats of retrenchment in an attempt to put food on the table as scarcity, inflation push them on brink. Sri Lankan women. Image for representational purpose only. Our monthly salary is around Rs 28,, and the maximum we could earn is Rs. But through engaging in sex work, we are able to earn more than Rs. According to an earlier report by Ecotextile. These women were earlier employed in the textile industry.


Gender inequality in Sri Lanka
A Tennessee woman has been charged with stabbing a man to death during sexual intercourse at a motel on Saturday. Christina Nicole Walker, 32, is suspected of fatally stabbing a year-old man inside a room at the HomeTowne Studios motel in Nashville, Tennessee, according to a release from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. Police issued a criminal homicide warrant for Walker on Saturday morning before locating her at an apartment that night. Police officers dispatched to the motel room found the man lying on his back next to a bed, according to an affidavit obtained by Newsweek.



In Sri Lanka, 9. The adolescent birth rate is 21 per 1, women aged 15—19 as of , down from 22 per 1, in In ,