The survival strategies of Sinhala female-heads in conflict-affected eastern Sri Lanka

Kanchana N. Ruwanpura

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Focuses on the emerging social group of female-headed households among the Sinhalese in Eastern Sri Lanka. Outlines perceptions of ethnicity in Sri Lanka and examines the indirect costs of ethnic conflict among the Sinhala, Tamils and Muslims. Highlights female-heads' coping strategies, economic opportunities, gender power imbalance, cultural and social restrictions, and kin and community structures.

Keywords: female headed household; womens empowerment; interethnic relations; cultural factor.; conflict (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 p.) pages
Date: 2003
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Published in Working paper series, Recovery and Reconstruction Department.

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