‘Listen, we still live in a very ancient society, no? And, John, you know what? Women are nothing here. We’re empowered only if we’re born to power! That’s fine for the Elite, but, to the rest, it means nothing. Most women are worth no more than their dowry, and that’s not much. Out in the countryside, we’re just units of production. Cheap labour and baby-makers! The best thing a girl can do is head for the Middle East and get work as a domestic. Most have never even seen a microwave, let alone a set of company accounts! They’ll be beaten, cheated and locked up, but they’ll send home over a
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Women's rights in Sri Lanka. This was in response to the author mentioning there were two women prime ministers and one woman president.
