The Cue for Quotas:

An Interview with Chulani Kodikara

In our first interview, Chulani Kodikara, an academic and activist who has spent many years advocating and working towards a quota for women in local governance, reflects on why the recently introduced quota was necessary and timely. She also shares with us her thoughts on what she believes the introduction of a quota would mean in practice for women in Sri Lanka.

The Cue for Quotas: An Interview with Chulani Kodikara by Social Scientists’ Association on Scribd

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