Empowering Tamil Women: Recovery in Post-conflict Sri Lanka
Published By: Institute for Security and Development Policy | Published Date: February, 06 , 2015More than five years after the Sri Lankan government’s victory over the LTTE insurgency, billions of dollars have been invested in infrastructure development projects in war-ravaged northern Sri Lanka. However, post-conflict normalization remains undermined by the fact that many Tamil women continue to be significantly marginalized in access to reconstruction aid. Martina Klimesova and BimsaraPremaratne argue that through small-scale, targeted projects, progress can be achieved towards a gender-balanced post-war recovery.
Author(s): Bimsara Premaratne, Martina Klimesova | Posted on: Mar 11, 2016 | Views()