Abstract:
This policy-oriented article is an ethnographic study of the impact of the economic
growth on women in the Eastern and Northern Provinces of Sri Lanka in the
aftermath of the civil war. Preliminary indications are that the resurgent economic
growth in the former conflict-affected regions have had very limited positive impact
on women in terms of livelihood opportunities and economic empowerment. The
impediments to realizing the opportunities by women are identified through ethnographic
investigation and a consultative process with key stakeholders. Programmes
and projects could and should be developed to address the profound difficulties
faced by women in taking advantage of the opportunities spurred by the resurgent
regional economies of Sri Lanka during the post-civil war era.
