Sri Lanka, March 9 -- Investing in women also includes actively addressing discrimination and ensuring laws, policies, budgets and investments that respond to their needs

International Women's Day is an opportunity to celebrate women and girls around the world and applaud all they have achieved in the fight for equality. However, despite progress, girls and women continue to face systemic barriers that undermine their rights, limit their opportunities, and diminish their well-being.

When global crises such as climate disasters, poverty, and hunger occur, women and girls are affected the most. This is also the case in Sri Lanka where women and girls have been disproportionately affected by the economic crisis and its lasting effects, fur...