Why are daughters scared of “becoming just like their mother”? Bonnie Burstow in Radical Feminist Therapy wrote- “Often father and daughter look down on mother (woman) together. They exchange meaningful glances when she misses a point. They agree that she is not bright as they are, cannot reason as they…

Curated by Dulandi Gunasekera, our latest addition to the ESSL team as the Junior Program Manager of the Young Feminist Network. “The oppression of women has created a breach among us, especially between mothers and daughters. …

Curated by Shamara Wettimuny who is a Beit Scholar in History at the University of Oxford. Her doctoral thesis is on identity formation and religious conflict in British colonial Sri Lanka. She is also a Tutor in Global and Imperial History at Worcester College, University of Oxford. The late nineteenth…

By Sanjana Ravi Everystory Sri Lanka presents the first thirty stories from our ongoing work to create a compendium of Sri Lankan women’s stories — featuring those whose lives, work, and experiences have shaped and are shaped by Sri Lanka’s social, political, and cultural contexts. From the Stories of Sri…

ඉඳුනිල් උස්ගොඩ ආරච්චි, මේදිනී රාජපක්‍ෂ Everystory Sri Lanka presents the first thirty stories from our ongoing work to create a compendium of Sri Lankan women’s stories — featuring those whose lives, work, and experiences have shaped and are shaped by Sri Lanka’s social, political, and cultural contexts. From the Stories…

Dr. Asha L. Abeyasekera is an International Fellow of Urban Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London (2022). She also served as a senior lecturer — Gender and Women’s Studies — at the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo. Read a short bio on Dr. Asha L. …

Curated by Sumini Siyambalapitiya who is a Research Assistant on the Economics team at Verité Research. Her current work is within the realm of gender economics and public finance in Sri Lanka. Sumini’s bio can be found after the reading list. In order to understand gender norms, roles & standards…

By: Rachithra Sandanayaka — Everystory Sri Lanka presents the first thirty stories from our ongoing work to create a compendium of Sri Lankan women’s stories — featuring those whose lives, work, and experiences have shaped and are shaped by Sri Lanka’s social, political, and cultural contexts. From the Stories of Sri Lankan Women Archive…

Interviewed by Seravi Harris, Written by Sakina Aliakbar — Everystory Sri Lanka presents the first thirty stories from our ongoing work to create a compendium of Sri Lankan women’s stories — featuring those whose lives, work, and experiences have shaped and are shaped by Sri Lanka’s social, political, and cultural contexts. From the Stories of Sri Lankan Women Archive…