Women's Policy Action Network Podcast Series

Welcome to the WPAN Podcast Series!

The Women's Policy Action Network is hosting its latest podcast discussion series, facilitated by the Advocata Institute, supported by the Kingdom of Netherlands. This discussion series delve into crucial topics including empowering women in the labor force via policy adjustments and labor laws, enhancing digital infrastructure, and advocating for social reform in Sri Lanka.

This is our introductory episode where Thathsarani Siriwardana and Akhila Randeniya introduce the series by discussing the events hosted by WPAN and also the launches of the policy brief. They also give insights to the discussions for future podcast episodes.

Check out our first episode where Thathsarani Siriwardana and Isuru Gunasekera give insights on parental leave policies in Sri Lanka. They also touch upon such topics that include implementing parental leave policy in a large organization and childcare outsourcing and maternity benefits in the private sector.