Explore popular quotes and sayings by an author Kumari Jayawardena.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Kumari Jayawardena is a leading feminist activist and academic in Sri Lanka. Her work is part of the canon of Third-world feminism which conceptualizes feminist philosophies as indigenous and unique to non-Western societies and nations rather than offshoots of Western feminism. She has taught at the University of Colombo and the International Institute of Social Studies.
Today women in many countries are taking part in various types of movements of protest, some of which are serious struggles for economic and social emancipation .
Women are the victims of war... as widows they've faced the trauma of being single parents and livelihoods of families are affected. A lot of gender-related problems come up in terms of health, education, domestic violence, etc.