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2. Women in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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   Women in Sri Lanka make up to 52.09% of the population according to the 2012 census of Sri Lanka. [7] Sri Lankan women have contributed greatly to the country's development, in many areas. Historically, a masculine bias has dominated Sri Lankan culture , and they are allowed to vote in election since 1931 . [ 8 ]

3. Ages of consent in Asia - Wikipedia

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   The age of consent in Sri Lanka is 16 regardless of gender or sexual orientation. However, girls belonging to Sri Lanka's Moor and Malay minorities representing approximately 10% of the national population are allowed to marry after 12 years of age and below the age of 12 with the approval of the religious leader, Moulavi and either father ...

4. Gender roles in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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   While Sri Lanka relatively excels when it comes to gender equality indices, there are still many underlying issues pertaining to gender inequality in Sri Lanka. [ 3] Generally speaking, women in Sri Lanka are responsible for cooking, raising children, and taking care of housework. [ 2] In families relying on agriculture, women are in charge of ...

5. History of sexual minorities in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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   The traditional legal codes of Lanka did not criminalise, or actively discriminate against, sexual minorities. [1] It is believed that gender stereotypes were less important and more blurred during this era., with sexuality being more expressive (sexual sculptures similar to those found at Hindu temples in India can be found on temples in Sri Lanka).

6. Sonali Deraniyagala - Wikipedia

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   Sonali Deraniyagala (born 1964) is a Sri Lankan memoirist and economist. [ 1] She serves as a lecturer in Economics at the SOAS South Asia Institute. She considers Joan Didion and Michael Ondaatje her favourite literary heroes. [ 2]

7. Kandy Esala Perahera - Wikipedia

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   The Kandy Esala Perahera (the Sri Dalada Perahara procession of Kandy) also known as The Festival of the Tooth is a festival held in July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This historical procession is held annually to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy. A unique symbol of Sri Lanka, the ...