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Issue II 2026

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Everystory Sri Lanka
March 10, 2026

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The Young Feminist Network was established in July 2020 by Everystory Sri Lanka to bring together people interested in learning more about feminism, particularly from a Sri Lankan and South Asian perspective. This month, our newsletter is curated on the theme Gendered Geographies.

LETTER FROM
THE EDITOR

Dear Reader,

Lately, I’ve found myself reflecting on my experience navigating the world while female. While we often mean this metaphorically, every so often women confront very literal barriers to movement as well. I first encountered these in the pages of Caroline Criado Perez’s Invisble Women, which gave me a framework for thinking about women’s urban mobility experiences.

This issue explores the gendered geographies—both literal and metaphorical, online and off—that women navigate daily, and almost always in relation to others. Through art, literature, and film, we consider how these spaces shape our lives, and what more inclusive futures and alternative possibilities might look like.

As we ease into a new theme for March 2026, and bringing with it a series of reflections on Women and the City, we invite you to explore these resources and share your thoughts, experiences, and feedback—we’re always glad to hear from you at [email protected] .

In solidarity,
Chathuni Uduwela
Guest Editor - 2026 Issue II

Mapping the Invisible: A Data-Driven Look at Women’s Urban Mobility

The city map may look the same for everyone—but the journey isn’t. Especially if you’re a woman.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/mapping-invisible-data-driven-look-womens-urban-mobility-bansal-0nm0c

Can the Internet be Feminist? Pakistani Artist Shehzil Malik Attempts to Answer

The Internet can act as both a site of oppression and a decentralized means to resistance. Malik’s project tries to understand this experience by talking to those from different walks of life across Pakistan: voices that are often overlooked in conversations about technology, feminism or the internet.

https://www.shehzil.com/awomanonline

Domestic Workers as Care Infrastructure in Cities

Domestic workers are an invisible infrastructure holding Colombo’s fragile care systems together. Drawing from research with working mothers across Colombo’s low-income communities, this article makes a case for recognising care work as dignified work to advocate for the rights of domestic workers and other workers in the informal sector.

www.csf-asia.org/domestic-workers-as-care-infrastructure-in-cities/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAdGRzdgQZAf1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAaeFF1KsQ2c_LBwDqCOHL8_9D9juMkwrs_384ZCt8jUGc3UMQBIBWafKVQDZ6g_aem_BjNwkrNNHHOIuh7cYCedwQ

Fields of Freedom: How Rural Women Entrepreneurs are Benin’s Hidden Powerhouse - African Feminism (AF)

In Benin, women dominate cassava processing, one of the country’s most important food industries. But feminist scholars warn against equating economic participation with liberation, arguing that African women are often integrated into markets in ways that reproduce, rather than dismantle, structural inequalities.

africanfeminism.com/fields-of-freedom-how-rural-women-entrepreneurs-are-benins-hidden-powerhouse

The Invisible Girlfriend: Why Marriage Still Determines Women’s Social Worth

Explore the 'girlfriend gap' and discover how relationship dynamics shift from girlfriend to fiancée and wife.

feminisminindia.com/2026/02/24/the-invisible-girlfriend-why-marriage-still-determines-womens-social-worth

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THIS MONTH
WE’RE READING

Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis

In Fundamentally, Nadia, a British academic flees from heartbreak and attempts to start anew in Iraq, leading a deradicalization program for ISIS brides… with disastrous consequences. The book speaks to competing narratives and expectations surrounding faith, femininity and belonging that Muslim women face in the West, and it draws liberally from author Nussaibah Younis’s background as a a peace-building practitioner and a globally-recognized expert on contemporary Iraq to do so. The result is a funny, often raunchy take on a very grave subject.

Fundamentally was shortlisted for the 2025 Women’s Prize in Fiction.

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THIS MONTH
WE’RE WATCHING

Sultana’s Dream (2023)

In 1905, Bengali feminist thinker Rokeya Hossain published Sultana’s Dream, a work of feminist science fiction featuring Ladyland, a place entirely run by women. Spanish director Isabel Herguera’s 2023 animated film draws on this story as witnessed by a young backpacking artist from Spain.

Set in Bengal, this story proposes an alternate reality that, with luck, resonates universally.

The Brilliant Vision of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain’s "Sultana’s Dream"

When will we ever see realized what Sultana glimpses: the abolition of fossil-fuel technologies, the greenifying of cities, the detoxification of masculinity, and the triumph of love and truth over fear and hatred?

thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-brilliant-vision-of-rokeya-sakhawat-hossains-sultanas-dream

Sandiwara: a short film from Sean Baker

The short film is an immersive celebration of womanhood, cultural identity, culinary heritage and the spirit of independent cinema starring Malaysian Academy Award-winning actress Michelle Yeoh in five leading roles.

www.self-portrait.com/collections/sandiwara-residency?srsltid=AfmBOoqMyFoTeOOp5aWu2NjzyOn6BM3xoROSL0du5wPr97f8zsRbaiDB

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THIS MONTH
WE’RE DOING

The National Theatre London is releasing their hit production of The Importance of Being Earnest on to YouTube for a week. We’re using that as an opportunity to host a community event this Saturday, March 14th.

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A new edition of ‘Open House Colombo’ just began last weekend. This time they’re looking at makers’ spaces—visiting designers, artists, collectives, etc.

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