Women Representation in Local Government.
Statistical Analysis of Nominations and Representation of Women in Local Government
Sri Lanka: where are the women in local government?
The women party activists who applied for nominations to stand in next week’s local elections in Sri Lanka found themselves blocked by a system of entrenched patron-client relationships. As one of them said, ” for how long will the men decide where the wells should be, even though it is the women who fetch the water?”.