Feminism

CRITICAL EVALUATION OF INEQUALITY PARADIGMS IN SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN AND THE APPLICATIONS FROM SRI LANKAN CONTEXT

Semester 01 – Second Half 2014/2016

Course:- MBA 533 – Contemporary Management Thought

Lecturers:- Mr.Buddhika Hewawasam, Dr.Dinuka Wijayatunga,

Ms.Kanchana Wijayawardena

Postgraduate & Mid-Career Development Unit

Faculty of Management & Finance

University of Colombo

Group Members Information

MBA IN FINANCE – GROUP NO.01

Serial No. | Name of Student | Registration No. |

01 | M.S.A.Riyad Rooly | 2014/MBA/WE/FIN/25 |

02 | R.L.Munasinghe | 2014/MBA/WE/FIN/18 |

04 | W.A.Buddini C.Perera | 2014/MBA/WE/FIN/21 |

05 | Nimantha Athukorala | 2014/MBA/WE/FIN/02 |

06 | P.G.G.Kalhari | 2014/MBA/WE/FIN/13 |

CONTENTS

* Introduction

* Summary To Gender Equality At Work In South Asia

* Inequitable Paradigms Of South Asian Women At Work

* Conclusion

* References

SUMMARY TO GENDER EQUALITY AT WORK IN SOUTH ASIA

Feminism, the term, is not new to Sri Lanka as well globally. It is not a dirty word, does not mean you hate men, it does not mean you hate girls that have nice legs and a lan, and it does not mean you are a ‘bitch’ or ‘dyke’; it means you believe in equality (Kate Nash). Women were fighting for freedom in 19th and early 20th century for their suffrage, working conditions, education and rights for women and girls. Following to the first wave, they made awareness of inequality of laws, cultural inequalities, and role of women in society in the 1960s and 1980s. Still they have been fighting for the freedom and response to failure. The article “Our bodies, our minds, our men: working South Asian women”, focuses on inequitable paradigms in the lives of millions of South Asian women (Pio & Syed, 2013).

Pio and Syed (2013) aim to discuss the “Gender equality at work in South Asia” and also this paper offer an overview of the current state of female...