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Women In Sri Lanka
Women in Sri Lanka make up to 52.09% of the population according to the 2012 census of Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan women have contributed greatly to the country's development, in many areas. Historically, a masculine bias has dominated Sri Lankan culture, and they are allowed to vote in election since 1931. Although Sri Lanka has been tremendously successful in achieving greater gender parity, women still suffer a lower status compared with men. In 2017, Sri Lanka was raked the world's 11th safest country for women by the New World Wealthy research group. History Over two millennia ago, Sinhala women mostly of royal and noble rank enjoyed certain individual liberties and social opportunities approximating to that of equality with men. Sinhala women participated with men in many public matters, enjoyed an independent status as women, as mothers, and had an identity in private and public life, and the freedom to choose one's way of life. After the establishment of Buddhism, they mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apparel Industry Of Sri Lanka
Textile and clothing industries have been Sri Lanka's largest gross export earner since 1986 and accounted for more than 52% of the total export earnings of the country. It is also the country's largest net foreign exchange earner since 1992. The apparel industry of Sri Lanka employs about 15% of the country's workforce, accounting for about half of the country's total exports, and Sri Lanka is among the top apparel-producing countries in the world relative to its population. Development Sri Lanka's apparel industry began to grow significantly in the 1980s as an alternative to India's garment manufacturers, because of its open economic policy as well as the trade and investment-friendly environment. Under the Multi Fibre Agreement, quota regime Sri Lanka became an attractive new venue for businesses. In 1985, Martin Trust, one of the pioneers in the development of "speed sourcing" for the American fashion retail sector, began working with Sri Lankan textile and apparel companie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Asia
South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;;;;; Topographically, it is dominated by the Indian subcontinent and defined largely by the Indian Ocean on the south, and the Himalayas, Karakoram, and Pamir mountains on the north. The Amu Darya, which rises north of the Hindu Kush, forms part of the northwestern border. On land (clockwise), South Asia is bounded by Western Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an economic cooperation organization in the region which was established in 1985 and includes all eight nations comprising South Asia. South Asia covers about , which is 11.71% of the Asian continent or 3.5% of the world's land surface area. The population of South Asia is about 1.9 billion or about one- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Franchise Union
The Women's Franchise Union (WFU), was an organization for Women's suffrage in Sri Lanka, founded in 1927.{{Cite book , last=Rappaport , first=Helen , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rpuSzowmIkgC&pg=PA803 , title=Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers , date=2001 , publisher=ABC-CLIO , isbn=978-1-57607-101-4 , pages=181, 803 , language=en It was the first organization to campaign in a systematic way for women's suffrage in Sri Lanka, as well as the main organization for the purpose. In 1909, the Ceylon Women's Union from 1904 first lifted the issue of women's suffrage, and in 1925, the Mallika Kulangana Samitiya first lifted a resolution at the sessions at the Ceylon National Congress in favor of the reform. In 1927 therefore, Women's Franchise Union was founded to campaign for the issue with Mary Rutnam and Agnes Nell among its founders. Indian Suffragettes: Female Identities and Transnational Networks' Agnes De Silva was secretary of the Ceylon Franchise Union. She led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallika Kulangana Samitiya
Mallika is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, which means "jasmine".''Baby Names''"Given Name Mallika" Retrieved on 27 January 2016. Notable people with the name include: *Mallika (actress), Indian actress *Mallika Chabba (born 1985), Indian painter *Mallika Chopra (born 1971), American author and businesswoman *Mallika Dutt (born 1962), Indian human rights activist * Mallika Kapoor (born 1985), Indian actress *Mallika Sarabhai (born 1954), Indian dancer and activist *Mallika Sengupta (1960–2011), Indian poet *Mallika Sherawat (born 1976), Indian actress *Mallika Srinivasan (born 1959), Indian businesswoman *Mallika Sukumaran (born 1954), Indian actress * Mallika Badrinath, Indian cookery book author See also *Malika (given name) Malika is the Arabic word for 'queen' and the feminine form of the name Malik. Given name * Judith Malika Liberman (born 1978), French storyteller, writer and teacher *Malika or al-Nadirah, princess of Hatra per Perso-Arabic traditions *M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceylon Women's Union
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burgher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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