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LATEST ARTICLES ( 160 )

• A Tribute to Dr Malathi De Alwis (6th Oct 1963 - 21 Jan 2021)

  

  (Photograph by Pradeep Jeganathan)I first directly met Dr. Malathi during a course I took at the University of Colombo where she taught a segment on women... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2021 DIARIES

• Engaging Men and Boys – Not at the Cost of Women and Girls

  

  (This piece was first published in the COFEM blog here. The Coalition of Feminists for Social Change (COFEM) is an advocacy collective of thought leaders,... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2020 DIARIES

• Reclaiming Our Self-Care As a Feminist Act (COFEM Blog)

  

  (This piece was first published in the COFEM blog here and was co-authored alongside Priya Dhanani and Sophie Namy. The Coalition of Feminists for Social... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2020 DIARIES

• The Intersection of Technology and Gender: Some Reflections (Minor Matters Sri...

  

  (This piece was originally published on the Minor Matters Sri Lanka blog here. The header from the original piece has been included below)Over some months last... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2020 DIARIES

• Thoughts on Building Teams and Wasting Time

  

  (Adapted from a thread posted on Twitter which can be seen here)The energy and rapport you build with a team matters now more than ever. Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2020 DIARIES

• 5 Ways to Apply Feminist Leadership in a Challenging Time (For Cosmopolitan Sri...

  

  (This piece was first published digitally by Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka here. Images, headings and formatting from the original have been included)Image Credit:... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2020 DIARIES

• Applying Feminist Leadership Principles to Working from Home in Times of COVID-1...

  

  (This piece was first published in the COFEM blog here. The Coalition of Feminists for Social Change (COFEM) is an advocacy collective of thought leaders,... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2020 DIARIES

• On Working From Home and Working Remotely

  

  As concerns around the spread of COVI-19 in Sri Lanka it is likely that many more companies and organizations will have us working from home for at least a few... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2020 DIARIES

• Reflections on the Feminist Nature of Protesting (The F Word: Let's Talk Feminis...

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for The Sunday Morning)As I pen this week’s column, movements in Sri Lanka’s political sphere are heating... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2020 DIARIES

• What is the Patriarchy? (The F Word: Let's Talk Feminism and Gender)

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for The Sunday Morning)Last week, I was browsing through a copy of The Journal of Gender and Sustainable... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2019 DIARIES

• Reflecting on #MeToo and How Men Can Help: A Lankan Guide (The F Word: Let's Tal...

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for The Sunday Morning)Perhaps one of the hallmarks of the conversations surrounding gender on social medi... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2019 DIARIES

• The Preoccupation with Women’s Virginity (The F Word: Let's Talk Feminism and...

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for The Sunday Morning)Last week, social media was aflame with expressions of horror and disbelief at a... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2019 DIARIES

• Women’s Empowerment and Political Participation (The F Word: Let's Talk...

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for The Sunday Morning)Since 1953, across the globe, several women have risen in political power to leave... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2019 DIARIES

• On Battling the Patriarchy (The F Word: Let's Talk Feminism and Gender)

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for The Sunday Morning)As someone who identifies as a feminist, I often find myself in conversations that... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2019 DIARIES

• We Need to Stop Calling Feminists Feminazis (The F Word: Let's Talk Feminism...

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for The Sunday Morning)Rush Limbaugh first used the term “feminazi” in his 1992 book “The Way Things... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2019 DIARIES

• Abortion and Class: Why the Link Matters (The F Word: Let's Talk Feminism and...

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for The Sunday Morning)In 1973, a ruling was passed in the US Supreme Court that changed the face of... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2019 DIARIES

• Women and the Law (The F Word: Let's Talk Feminism and Gender)

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for The Sunday Morning)Over the last few weeks, among other discussions, we saw women’s rights being used... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2019 DIARIES

• What of Our Transgender Comrades in This State of Security? (The F Word: Let's...

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for The Sunday Morning) Hidden ripplesAs the weeks pass by following the devastating Easter Sunday terror... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2019 DIARIES

• Dear Daughter. Dear Child (The F Word: Let's Talk Feminism and Gender)

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for The Sunday Morning) As we try to heal and recover from this painful time, a recent conversation with... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2019 DIARIES

• Dealing With the Easter Sunday Attacks and the Aftermath ((The F Word: Let's Tal...

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for The Sunday Morning) Let’s talk to our childrenThe last week has been a difficult one, to say the least... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2019 DIARIES