Sri Lankan media does not have the best track record of covering issues related to women. Sometimes their mistakes are…
Of Love and Struggle: The Interconnected Feminist Movements of South Asia
The last Cat’s Eye column observed all that there is to celebrate in the recent Supreme Court of India’s judgement…
Criminalizing the expression of the right to love is profoundly cruel and inhumane
…says India’s Supreme Court while decriminalizing homosexuality! In a landmark judgement delivered on September 6th, 2018, the Indian Supreme Court…
Promoting women’s empowerment? Locating women in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry
Social media was set alight a few months ago when Jetwing Hotels advertised a new activity for tourists: “Meena Amma’s…
Microfinance: Does it Empower Women?
We are witnessing large protests across the war-torn regions in the North and East, urging the government to restrict the…
A Fill-T Look at Sinhala Rap Videos, Pornography, and Women
A Sinhala rap music video was the talk of the town a couple of weeks ago. The video for the…
It’s Not her Midriff (or her Arms or Legs), it’s You!
Nearly 20 years ago, Cat’s Eye[1] wrote about the peculiar stereotypes expected of ‘good Sri Lankan women’ who are also…
Divorce Law in Sri Lanka: fostering animosity, not relationships
The agony and anxiousness that a divorce proceeding in Sri Lanka inflicts on spouses is widely known and there are…
Celebrating Pride: Women’s rights activism and LGBT advocacy
Is sexuality a feminist issue? This question was posed memorably by women’s and human rights activist, Sunila Abeysekera, in 1999,…
Gendering Surveillance: A Cautionary Tale
The government of Sri Lanka had planned, that effective from January 2018, all Sri Lankan citizens be required to carry…
