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1. www.ifes.org › publications › womens-politicalWomen’s Political Representation in Sri Lanka: Electoral ...

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   Apr 8, 2022 · Current Status of Women’s Representation in Sri Lanka. The three levels of elected leaders in Sri Lanka are as follows: the national level, made up of the president and Parliament; the provincial level, made up of nine provincial councils; and the local level, made up of 335 local administrative bodies.

2. www.womenandmedia.org › wp-content › uploadsWOMEN, QUOTA AND LOCAL COUNCILS - Women & Media Collective

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   WOMEN, QUOTA AND LOCAL COUNCILS A report on the observation of Local Councils in five districts following the enactment of the 25% quota for women in Local Government Sri Lanka. May 2021 Women and Media Collective Writers: Kshama Ranawana & Sanchia Brown Research Support: Women’s Resource Center, Women’s Development Center, Viluthu, Rural

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4. thediplomat.com › 2020 › 09Women in Sri Lanka Make up 56% of Voters, But Only 5% of ...

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   Sep 25, 2020 · In 2020, only 5.3 percent — 12 out of 225 legislators — in the Sri Lankan parliament are women. Despite being the majority of the electorate at 52 percent of the total population and 56 percent...

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   Mar 8, 2022 · The introduction of a reserved seat quota of 25% during the 2016 local elections increased the number of women elected from 89 to 2,300. The introduction of a gender quota at the national level can encourage more women to run for office and improve female representation in the Sri Lankan Parliament.

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   How many women are in a provincial council?

   • Provincial Councils: Women held less than 5 percent of Provincial Council seats and the new legal framework providing a quota is yet to come into effect. The status electoral system and the provincial council elections themselves remain uncertain.

   Women’s Political Representation in Sri Lanka: Electoral System

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   Which Sri Lankan presidential election has the highest number of contestants?

   • The 2019 Presidential Election recorded the highest number of contestants in a Sri Lankan presidential election. Of the 35 presidential candidates, only one was female. With an overwhelming majority of the current administration being male, the current share of female members of parliament stands as low as 5.33%.

   Breaking the Bias: Increasing Women’s Political Participation in Sri Lanka

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   What keeps Sri Lanka's women out of politics?

   • Money, pedigree, sexism and social norms keep Sri Lanka’s largest electorate – the country’s women – out of politics. On July 21, 1960, Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first democratically elected female prime minister in the world. During her lifetime, she went on to serve three terms as the prime minister of Sri Lanka.

   Women in Sri Lanka Make up 56% of Voters, But Only 5% of Legislators

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   How does Sri Lanka's fiscal policy affect women?

   • Sri Lanka’s fiscal policy also has disproportionate effects. For instance, there is a 62.6 percent tax levied on menstrual products. Under this existing tax structure, menstruating for just five days would cost Sri Lankan women in the poorest households approximately 3.5 percent of their total expenditures for the month.

   Women in Sri Lanka Make up 56% of Voters, But Only 5% of Legislators

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7. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articleWomen's absence in Sri Lankan politics: Lessons on the ...

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   Jul 1, 2020 · In the words of the Director of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems in Sri Lanka, “We have asked the Election Commission, and we have asked the Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government for what we thought was simple information: how many women have been elected, which constituency or which local government authority ...

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8. democracy-reporting.org › en › officeGender and Sri Lanka's 2020 parliamentary elections

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   May 26, 2021 · In January 2020, Sri Lanka ranked at 182 out of 191 countries in terms of percentages of women in Parliament. In addition, the general election last year saw the lowest number of women entering parliament through preferential votes in the last two decades.

9. www.iri.org › news › empowering-female-councilors-inEmpowering Female Councilors in Sri Lanka | International ...

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   Aug 13, 2018 · This act took effect with the local elections in 2018 and introduced a mandatory quota of at least 25 percent female officials on each local council. With the quota in place, the number of women in leadership roles increased from 89 to 2,300.