COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but not a single one will be on the ballot in Saturday’s presidential election. The island nation of more than 22 ...

Sri Lanka is gearing up for its ninth presidential election on September 21, but notably no women candidates are running for the highest office in the country. While having a woman candidate does not ...

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) — After leaving school, Jeewanthi Adikari was determined to pursue her studies in accounting. But her life took a different path when she began a three-month training program ...

Sri Lanka’s persistently low female labor force participation, despite high education levels, stems from entrenched gender ...

Late one evening in a crowded Colombo police station, a young woman sits beside her parents, flanked by two constables They look intimidated, exhausted, and unsure of what comes next. ..