Table of Contents 1. Gender based violence in AfricaChristopher Chitereka 2. Discourse and Counter-discourse(s) on the New Bhikkuni Order in Sri Lanka: An Ethnographical InquiryPremakumara De Silva 3. Migration and Gender Empowerment: Recent Trends and Emerging IssuesJayati Ghosh 4. Language…

Table of Contents Gender Representation in Literature 1. The Spaces of Conformity and Resistance: an Exploration of the Declaration of Gender and Sexuality of the Female Artists in Three Indian NovelsPavithra Tantrigoda 2. Patriarchy and Sinhala-Buddhist Nationalism: A Critical Reading…

Table of Contents 1. Feminist Politics in the Age of Recognition: A Two Dimensional Approach to Gender JusticeNancy Fraser 2. 'The One God Sent to Stop the Boys from Killing Me': Using Storytelling to Communicate Survey Findings about Liberian Women…

Table of Contents 1. Female Headship Among Muslims in Eastern Sri Lanka: A Case of Changing Household StructuresKanchana N. Ruwanpura 2. A Literature of Resistance: Autobiography and Fiction of Bama, a Tamil Dalit WomanLakshmi Holmstrom 3. The Disrobing of Draupadi:…

Table of Contents 1. Beyond Tears and Anger: Representations of Violence Against Women: A Reflection Melani Budianta 2. Minorities, Women and Peace: A South Asian Perspective Meghna Guha Thakurta 3. Uncovering the Girls in "the boys": Female Combatants of the…

Table of Contents 1. Motherhood as a Space of Protest: Women's Political Participation in Contemporary Sri lanka Malathi de Alwis 2. The family and the household of the females in war time Eastern Sri Lanka - Are they disintegrating or…