Sri Lanka, July 13 -- The Women Parliamentarians' Caucus has called for urgent policy and legal reforms to ensure that women receive greater representation in Sri Lanka's Provincial Council and Local Government elections, proposing that female representation be increased to a minimum of 33%.

The proposal was discussed at a recent meeting of the Women Parliamentarians' Caucus chaired by Minister of Women and Child Affairs and Caucus Chairperson Saroja Savithri Paulraj. During the meeting, members stressed the importance of introducing legal provisions that would guarantee women make up at least one-third of both nomination lists and elected representatives at Provincial Council and Local Government elections.

To advance the initiative, ...