Shreen Saroor
Biographic Data
| ID | 6147686 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shreen Saroor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shreen |
| FAMILY NAME | Saroor |
| SIGNATURE | SAROOR S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Canadian International Development Agency |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Experiences of Gendered Norms and Mobilizing for Rights of Women Living With Disabilities in the Post-war Context in Sri Lanka
This paper juxtaposes existing legal/policy frameworks, national and international, with narratives of women living with disabilities in the post-war context in Eastern Sri Lanka. These narratives highlight their lived experience and needs. The paper draws from a process of consultations among women living with disabilities and the authors, who are long standing allies of this struggle in their capacity as activists and researchers. It focuses on…
Impact of tsunami in the East – Muslim women's perspective
The coastal belt of the east was hit hard by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami and worst affected were the Muslims who faced marginalization in the post-tsunami reconstruction. The women of this community faced more divergent challenges in the immediate aftermath and in the subsequent rehabilitation and reconstruction stages than their counterparts – Tamil and Sinhalese women – due to their cultural, religious and social background. This paper analyses…
Advocating for the Voting Rights of Sri Lankan Migrant Workers
Labor migration from Sri Lanka has been dominated by women migrant workers who take up domestic work, mostly in the Middle East. Remittances from women migrant workers have been a major boon to Sri Lanka's economy. However, the social costs of female migration have also been considerable. Migrant NGOs have advocated to effect changes to protect the rights of women migrants. In 2000, a migrant NGO started the campaign to extend voting rights to mi…
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Advocating for the Voting Rights of Sri Lankan Migrant Workers
Labor migration from Sri Lanka has been dominated by women migrant workers who take up domestic work, mostly in the Middle East. Remittances from women migrant workers have been a major boon to Sri Lanka's economy. However, the social costs of female migration have also been considerable. Migrant NGOs have advocated to effect changes to protect the rights of women migrants. In 2000, a migrant NGO started the campaign to extend voting rights to mi…
Impact of tsunami in the East – Muslim women's perspective
The coastal belt of the east was hit hard by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami and worst affected were the Muslims who faced marginalization in the post-tsunami reconstruction. The women of this community faced more divergent challenges in the immediate aftermath and in the subsequent rehabilitation and reconstruction stages than their counterparts – Tamil and Sinhalese women – due to their cultural, religious and social background. This paper analyses…
Experiences of Gendered Norms and Mobilizing for Rights of Women Living With Disabilities in the Post-war Context in Sri Lanka
This paper juxtaposes existing legal/policy frameworks, national and international, with narratives of women living with disabilities in the post-war context in Eastern Sri Lanka. These narratives highlight their lived experience and needs. The paper draws from a process of consultations among women living with disabilities and the authors, who are long standing allies of this struggle in their capacity as activists and researchers. It focuses on…
Political science (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Socioeconomics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Sri lanka (2 works)