Armed conflict in Sri Lanka opened space for Tamil women to change gender roles

(University of Gothenburg) The armed conflict that raged in Sri Lanka for decades opened a space for women in Jaffna's Tamil society to assume new and different roles. Both in the private and public spheres. And this has changed Tamil society in Jaffna to an extent. That is concluded in a new thesis from the University of Gothenburg.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news