Bleak future for Sri Lanka’s female-headed households

Women need more support to stand on their own

COLOMBO, 26 June 2013 (IRIN) - Four years after the end of a 26-year civil warand with donor assistance dwindling, tens of thousands of female-headed households in northern Sri Lanka face a difficult future, though many are developing innovative coping strategies.

“There is little evidence that the unique vulnerabilities faced by female-h
Seetha Kurubakaran, from the town of Paranthan in Kilinochchi District, said she had tried to seek work in various fields - from construction to the civil service (as a clerk) - but without success. All the jobs she sought went to men. 

Bleak future for Sri Lanka’s female-headed households by nelvely