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Sri Lanka Global Gender Gap Index Ranking (2010 vs 2025)
The rapid decline in Sri Lanka's global gender equality ranking over the last 15 years.
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Regional Director launches Sri Lanka's first Country Gender Equality ...
UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Christine Arab, concluded a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka (25–26 March), emphasizing that closing gender gaps in labour force participation, access to economic opportunities and decision-making are critical to the country’s inclusive recovery. She also launched the Sri Lanka Country Gender Equality Profile(CGEP), a comprehensive analysis designed to inform evidence-based policymaking and strategic investments. The CGEP notes that despite achieving high human development levels and ranking first in South Asia by 2022, Sri Lanka has continued to regress on gender equality markers, falling sharply from 16th place in the Global Gender Gap Index in 2010 to 130th by 2025 – a decline of over 100 places in just 15 years. The publication features detailed gender statistics on women’s economic and political participation, education, health and morbidity, poverty and social protection, safety and security, as well as the gendered impacts of climate change and disasters. It also includes analysis of the country’s legal and institutional frameworks, acknowledging positive judicial and administrative reforms, while observing that persistent and layered inequalities and discriminatory social norms continue to undermine the rights of many women across the country. The profile concludes with recommendations for gender-transformative governance. During her visit, Arab held a high-level discussion with the Minister of Women and Child Affairs, Saroja Savithri Paulraj, focusing on strengthening collaboration on policy reform, women’s economic empowerment, and efforts to end violence against women and girls. “Gender equality is fundamental to Sri Lanka’s inclusive recovery and long-term resilience,” said Arab. “Data, strong institutions and meaningful partnerships are essential to ensuring that women and girls can fully contribute to and benefit from the country’s development.” She also met with the High Commissioners of Australia and Canada, and their teams, and with the Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka to reinforce partnerships supporting inclusive development and women’s leadership. Arab met members of Sri Lanka’s National Commission on Women (NCW) underscoring the importance of community-driven change and women’s voices in shaping policy. Engagement with civil society organizations was another key component of the visit. Speaking during the discussion, Samitha Sugathimala, Programme Director, Foundation for Innov...
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Transforming social norms is Sri Lanka's unfinished agenda
Gender equality is not about redistributing power from one group to another. It is about building societies that are more inclusive, resilient and prosperous for everyone. Sri Lanka has already demonstrated that progress is possible through strengthened institutions, increasing access to quality education and sustaining social investment.
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