Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- A meeting to discuss the Action Plan of the Women Parliamentarians' Caucus was held on recently under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and the Chairperson of the Caucus, Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Savitri Paulraj.

The Caucus discussed the possibility of enhancing women's representation by achieving 25% women's representation at the Provincial Level. Accordingly, the Caucus looked at the mechanisms of bringing in amendments to the prevailing law for the implementation of the said proposal at the upcoming election.

The Women Parliamentarians' Caucus also decided on meeting with various political parties and party secretaries to demand the appointment of women and increase women r...