Sharasekaram

LATEST ARTICLES ( 160 )

• Consent Has Many Faces and Many Lives (The F Word: Let's Talk Feminism and Gende...

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for - The Sunday Morning - a Sri Lankan national print newspaper and an edited version was published on... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2019 DIARIES

• ‘It Also Happens on Gregory’s Road’ (The F Word: Let's Talk Feminism & Gender)

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for - The Sunday Morning - a Sri Lankan national print newspaper)Last week, I had the privilege to join... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2019 DIARIES

• Empowerment Begins at Home, Literally (The F Word: Let's Talk Feminism & Gender...

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for - The Sunday Morning - a Sri Lankan national print newspaper. It was then republished on bakamoono. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2019 DIARIES

• The Burden of Care Work (The F Word: Let's Talk Feminism & Gender)

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for - The Sunday Morning - a Sri Lankan national print newspaper)Last week, I wrote about the origins of... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2019 DIARIES

• International Women’s Day and Women Who Work (The F Word: Let's Talk Feminism &...

  (This piece first appeared as part of a weekly column for - The Sunday Morning - a Sri Lankan national print newspaper. It was then republished on bakamoono. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2019 DIARIES

• THE POLITICS OF SELF CARE AND FEMINISM (for GenderIt.org)

  

  Link to the original publication can be found here I realized quickly after my first burnout that one part of self-care for myself needed to include staying awa... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2018 DIARIES

• On Revenge Porn and Shaming Women's Bodies (for The F Bomb: Women's Media Center)

  

  Link to the original publication can be found here Fourth months ago, a friend of mine — let’s call her “A” — received a strange Facebook message from another... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2018 DIARIES

• What Does It Take for Uber Sri Lanka To Take the Harassment of Riders by Their...

  

  Uber seems to be no stranger to the issue of harassment perpetrated by their drivers – in April of this year CNN reported that there are 103 Uber drivers in... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2018 DIARIES

• What the Irish Referendum Means for Us Pro-Choice Campaigners Here at Home (The ...

  

  Image Courtesy Alastair MooreI spent last Friday with one eye glued to the news, heart in mouth and palms sweating. I scrolled through videos and images of Iris... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2018 DIARIES

• Where Are We Now in the Abortion Debate: The Sri Lankan Spectrum (Part III)...

  

  (Note: A big part of the conversation on sexual and reproductive health and rights in Sri Lanka (and indeed globally) is the one on the legalization of and... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2018 DIARIES

• Where Are We Now in the Abortion Debate: The Sri Lankan Spectrum (Part II) [for...

  

  (Note: A big part of the conversation on sexual and reproductive health and rights in Sri Lanka (and indeed globally) is the one on the legalization of and... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2018 DIARIES

• Where Are We Now in the Abortion Debate: The Sri Lankan Spectrum (Part I) [For...

  

  (Note: A big part of the conversation on sexual and reproductive health and rights in Sri Lanka (and indeed globally) is the one on the legalization of and... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2018 DIARIES

• Time to Do Better (from the Capsule Report: Media's #MeToo Moment)

  (I was invited to write this piece by the International Federation of Journalists (Asia Pacific) who along with the South Asia Media Solidarity Network... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2018 DIARIES

• Women’s Bodies Are Not Public Property – Are They?

  

  (This piece first appeared for a fortnightly column entitled 'The F Word: Lets Talk Feminism and Gender' that I write for The Weekend Express of News Express... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2018 DIARIES

• Christmas and Gendered Toys: Merry Christmas (Bakamoono.lk Insights)

  

  (This piece first appeared on bakamoono.lk, a Sri Lankan Relationship Education Site under 'Insights')Another Christmas has come and gone, and with it the flurr... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2018 DIARIES

• A Reflection on Feminism and Positions of Privilege (The F Word: Let's Talk...

  As I write this week’s piece I glance out of the window not to my usual Colombo view, but instead to the sweltering heat that is Chennai in the summer. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2017 DIARIES

• On How We Shame Women and Why (The F Word: Let's Talk Feminism and Gender)

  (This piece first appeared for a fortnightly column entitled 'The F Word: Lets Talk Feminism and Gender' that I am writing for The Weekend Express of News... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2017 DIARIES

• Porn, Watching Porn, and Misogyny (The F Word: Let’s Talk Feminism and Gender)

  

  (This piece first appeared for a fortnightly column entitled 'The F Word: Lets Talk Feminism and Gender' that I am writing for The Weekend Express of News... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2017 DIARIES

• Why Bill O'Reily Being Asked to Leave Fox News Matters

  Bill O’Reilly’s reign as the top-rated host in cable news came to an abrupt and embarrassing end on Wednesday as Fox News forced him out after the disclosure... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2017 DIARIES

• Advertising, Stereotypes, and Asking Brands to Do Better (The F Word: Let’s...

  

  (This piece first appeared for a fortnightly column entitled 'The F Word: Lets Talk Feminism and Gender' that I am writing for The Weekend Express of News... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2017 DIARIES