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Women should be more active in governance and decision making - Opinion | Daily Mirror

Daily Mirror LK · · 1181 words · By DM Editorial
Legislative reform Patriarchy Gender Inequality in Politics
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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“a project titled ‘Promoting women’s development and meaningful participation in political processes’ was launched”
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The provided web search results mention other projects with similar names in Zambia and South Sudan, but none confirm a project titled 'Promoting women’s development and meaningful participation in political processes' specifically in the context of the article's likely setting (Sri Lanka).
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web search NEUTRAL — Despite significant efforts towards gender equality, women are underrepresented in political and public decision-making in Sri Lanka, placing Sri Lanka the l...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZtPb46Oylc
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web search NEUTRAL — Caritas Zambia has launched a strategic initiative aimed at promoting women’s democratic rights and enhancing their participation in leadership and electoral processes ahead of the country’s August 13…
https://www.aciafrica.org/news/21759/caritas-zambia-launches…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Centre for Inclusive Governance, Peace and Justice (CIGPJ), in partnership with KARAMA, on Friday launched a three-year project to promote women’s meaningful participation in the peace processes i…
https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/ngo-launches-pr…
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“This project, supported by the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) ‘Promoting Participation Pathways for Human Development (3P4D Project) and implemented by Search for Common Ground (SFCG)”
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The evidence provided for this claim discusses general UNDP projects and gender equality in Uganda, but does not mention the '3P4D Project' or Search for Common Ground (SFCG) implementing the specific project mentioned in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Promoting inclusive youth participation in governance. Strengthening youth leadership. Supporting youth-led innovation. Enhancing civic engagement. Advancing peacebuilding and digital participation.
https://opportunitiesforyouth.org/2026/05/18/undp-communicat…
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web search NEUTRAL — The practitioners’ community is established and supported within the project “Resilient communities through women’s empowerment”, implemented by UNDP with the support of Sweden and Norway.
https://www.undp.org/moldova/press-releases/first-climate-an…
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web search NEUTRAL — Political Resistance: Some government entities view CSO activities as threats to political stability, leading to restrictions on advocacy efforts. Societal Norms: Deep-rooted gender biases continue to…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/fostering-gender-equality-uga…
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“despite campaigns to increase women’s participation at local government elections to 25%, they still haven’t been able to reach this quota within the Badulla District”
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Multiple sources confirm the existence of a legally mandated 25% quota for women in Sri Lankan local government elections (February 2018) and discuss the obstacles in fulfilling this quota.
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web search NEUTRAL — A new wave of obstacles facing women candidates in the upcoming local authority elections, including how the 25% women’s quota will be fulfilled, as the men within political parties.
https://groundviews.org/2025/03/08/womens-quota-in-local-gov…
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web search NEUTRAL — There were two special features in the Local Government elections held in February 2018. A shift to a mixed member proportional system and the introduction of a legally mandated quota to ensure 25% re…
https://womenandmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Women-Q…
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web search NEUTRAL — The local government election of Sri Lanka held in February 2018 marked a historic and. significant milestone for the female political representation in the island as it was the first. time that an el…
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359202260_The_25_Qu…
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“Initially there were around 100 female candidates elected to local government bodies through nomination lists and so on. But this time there were only 75 candidates”
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The search results for this claim are generic definitions of 'numbers' and do not provide any data regarding female candidates in the Badulla District.
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web search NEUTRAL — The number system that results depends on what base is used for the digits: any base is possible, but a prime number base provides the best mathematical properties.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number
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web search NEUTRAL — Numbers, also known as numerals, are an arithmetic value that is used to count or represent the quantity of objects. Visit beGalileo to learn different types of numbers with examples.
https://www.begalileo.com/math/numbers
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web search NEUTRAL — Turn on the video, give your kids some paper and crayons, and let the fun begin. ️ Watch in ultra HD 4K for the best experience! ⭐ RV AppStudios is thrilled to add our newest song for kids to our...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ8xsVyeQqU
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“the ‘Gehenu Api Eka Mitata’ campaign launched by the NPP”
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Multiple independent sources (Asian Mirror, Sunday Times Sri Lanka, and a profile of Kaushalya Ariyarathne) confirm that the NPP launched the 'Gehenu Api Eka Mitata' campaign/movement.
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web search NEUTRAL — She stated that the NPP is currently using the phrase “Gehenu Api Eka Mitata” (We, Women Together) solely as a tool for campaign purposes, prompting her to voice her protest.
https://asianmirror.lk/news/12742/do-not-use-gehenu-api-for-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Central to this increase in the number of women in parliament has been the emergence and growth of the Gehenu Api Eka Mitata (‘Women, We Are One’) movement inaugurated by the Progressive Women’s Colle…
https://polity.lk/kaushalya-ariyarathne-gehenu-api-eka-mitat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Women played a decisive role in bringing the National People’s Power (NPP) government to power. The political contribution of the NPP’s women’s wing, under the banner “Gehenu Api Eka Mitata” (Women, T…
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/260308/columns/indias-one-time-en…
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“As a result of the ‘Gehenu Api Eka Mitata’ campaign, we were able to elect 20 female candidates to Parliament for the first time in history”
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While sources confirm the 'Gehenu Api Eka Mitata' campaign helped increase women's representation, one source specifically states it helped raise representation from around 5% to 10% in one election, which contradicts the claim that 20 women were elected 'for the first time in history' as a direct result of this specific campaign.
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web search NEUTRAL — The president of Sri Lanka was elected by the Parliament in a secret ballot to decide who would complete the remainder of Gotabaya Rajapaksa's term. Candidates were nominated in the Parliament on 19 J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_presidential_e…
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web search NEUTRAL — This was the essential, often painful, foundation upon which we knew we had to build the Gehenu Api Eka Mitata movement.The first foundation was unpaid care work, which we recognise as a cornerstone o…
https://polity.lk/kaushalya-ariyarathne-gehenu-api-eka-mitat…
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web search NEUTRAL — She also shared details about the nationwide initiative “Gehenu Api Eka Mitata” (We, the Women Together), which helped raise women’s representation in Parliament from around five percent to ten percen…
https://www.onlanka.com/news/sri-lanka-earns-ipu-praise-for-…
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“they have been instrumental in passing new acts such as the Act to End Corporal Punishment in Schools to the new Microfinance Act”
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The evidence provided discusses corporal punishment generally or in the UK, and notes that it is still lawful in Sri Lanka. There is no evidence provided that female parliamentarians passed an Act to end it or a new Microfinance Act.
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web search NEUTRAL — Prison corporal punishment or disciplinary corporal punishment, ordered by prison authorities or carried out directly by correctional officers against the inmates for misconduct in custody, has long b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporal_punishment
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web search NEUTRAL — The topic of corporal punishment in British schools has a long and contentious history, characterized by changing societal attitudes and student resistance.
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/students-cha…
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web search NEUTRAL — Corporal punishment is lawful in schools, as confirmed in the explanation of acceptable criminal force in the Penal Code 1883 (see under “Home”).Female students were less likely (69.2%) to report bein…
https://endcorporalpunishment.org/reports-on-every-state-and…
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“We have also introduced a women’s commission and we have a Women’s Parliamentary Caucus”
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One source (UK-CPA) explicitly mentions the existence of the 'Sri Lankan Women’s Caucus'. However, there is no evidence provided in the search results regarding the introduction of a 'women's commission'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka. It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other politi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka
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web search NEUTRAL — Supporting women in parliaments is a key priority for CPA UK. In July a cross-party UK delegation visited the Parliament of Sri Lanka. UK MPs and officials met the Sri Lankan Women’s Caucus.The Sri La…
https://www.uk-cpa.org/news-and-views/more-women-getting-int…
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web search NEUTRAL — She represents the Progressive Women's Collective of NPP. Women for Politics interviewed Harini in 2020 in the run-up to the Sri Lankan parliament elections. Almost a year later, as a parliamentarian,…
https://www.womenforpolitics.com/post/more-women-in-politics…
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