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    Creating legal awareness among women
    (Cenwor publication, 1988-06-26)
    The centre for women's research in collaboration with the Sri Lanka women lawyers association organised a one day workshop on creating legal awareness among women at the auditorium of the organization of professional associations Colombo on Sunday 26th June, 1988.Work was conducted in the National Language and in English.
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    Donor co-ordination in women and development
    (Cenwor publication, 1988-09-26)
    The centre for women's research under its programme of assisting the Netherlands Government in the integration of women in development in the Netherlands funded, programmes in Sri Lanka organized a workshop on the 26 th of September 1988 at the Agrarian Research and training institute. The workshop was to provide a forum for sharing of experiences among do not agencies funding development programmes in Sri Lanka and to promote increased co-ordination in planning and implementation of do not assisted programmes for the integration of women in development.
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    First National Convention On Women's Studies
    (Cenwor publication, 1989-03)
    The centre for women's research organized the first National convention on women's studies from 1-3 March 1989 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute Colombo.The convention was funded by the New Delhi office of the international development centre,Canada.
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    First national convention on women's studies (1st- 3rd March ,1989)
    (Center for women's research Sri lanka, 1989-03)
    The customary approach in macro level analysis of women's productive work and physically well being in Sri Lanka is to use national statistics disaggregated mainly by income class economic class economic sectors and ethicity.Although urban/rural dichotomise are used in certain categorization, specific geographic demareations do not generally from the basis for such analysis
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    Reaching the poor
    (Cenwor publication, 1989-04-18)
    The centre for women's research under its consultancy arrangement to the Royal Netherlands Embassy in the integration of women in development organized a workshop fo NGOs on the theme "Reaching the poor". The workshop was held on 18th April 1989 from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm at the agrarian research and training institute at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07. In the background where development often by passes poor women the workshop was to provide a forum for focusing on the need for in creased target group orientation in planning and implementing development programmes and for discussing appropriate strategies for reaching poor women
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    Occupational health with special reference to women
    (Cenwor publication, 1989-11-15)
    The health of the Sri Lankan workers has received the attention of both state and employer from the late nineteenth century on wards.Laws have been enacted to ensure the physical health and safety of the worker in plantations, factories, shops, mines and other work places. Within the last few decades,however with the rising complexity of occupations on the one hand and the increasingly repetitive nature of work on the other hand as well as problems allied to employment such as travel and housing the concept of occupational health has expanded to include not only the physical health of workers but also their mental and social health
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    Second national convention on women's studies
    (Cenwor publication, 1990-09)
    The center for women's research held the second national convention on women's studies from 20-22 September 1990 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo.The convention was funded by the Norwegian Agency for development Sri Lanka
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    Migrant women as change agents
    (Department Of Sociology University Of Colombo, 2022) Hettige, S.T
    Else where (1990, 1991) I have discussed some of the social and economic implications of female migration in a rural setting.In this paper, I propose to carry this discussion further by looking at some of the far reaching changes that are taking place in the same village setting.These changes relate to intrafamily relations status and role of women and impact of migration on furtility and family size.Given fact that migration involves a large number of women, the changes observed in the particular village setting concerned may have wider implecations for the country.
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    Publications and other resource materials
    (Cenwor publication, 2022)
    In recent years attention has been focused on women's issues by both governmental and non governmental organisations, and many programmes and projects have been implemented.Although useful studies have been carried out there is a need today for more systematic and in-depth research as basis for action programmes for women
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    First National Convention On Women's Studies 1st-3rd March 1989
    (2022)
    Today women desire equal status and fuel participation in all social activity.Religion which is one of the major social activities is being re-examined for inspiration to affirm women's self esteem as well as values