Reflect : Reframe : Renew
These are the best of times and the worst of times for women.
Individual women are breaking glass ceilings, becoming Presidents and Prime Ministers, heading corporations, flying into space as astronauts, winning Nobel prizes in the sciences and fighting on the frontlines with male soldiers.
At the same time violence against women throughout the world is on the rise and the vast majority of women are involved in care work in the family without any relief or support. In war zones they are killed, maimed and cower as bombs and drones destroy their families and every fabric of their society. In some countries they are denied schooling, employment and cannot leave home without a male relative. Women in many strata of society face sexual harassment and abuse with certain cities being notorious for its high incidence of rape.
In all societies they still remain victims of misogyny, dismissed and diminished in everyday life. Yet women comprise 49.72% of the global population.
In that sense the fight for women’s freedom is only beginning.
There is so much more to do.
This work celebrates the magnificent power embodied in women to overcome devastation and emerge transformed, just as the earth renews itself after every catastrophe.
The exhibit incorporated the poetry of Ramya Jirasinghe and writings by Devika Brendon and Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala
Poetry
Reflect: Reframe: Renewal – Anoma Wijewardene at SLDF
