To ban or not to ban?
On Women’s Day I got the opportunity to address more than 600 senior secondary students in a government girls’ school in a suburb of Colombo. Arriving there, I felt humbled in the presence of the dedicated principal and her staff who have worked hard to provide a well-maintained and peaceful environment for 3000 plus kids who come to that school every day. The school was spotless because the 5S methods is followed to all five letters, and, as a teacher explained, there is no staff room for teachers because they are required to be with students during their work day.
Since I was given 90 minutes or more for my speech I had ample time to share with students three short topics – Changing demographics, Continuing advances of technology and the Lajja and Biya (or shame and fear) concept in our society, and link all three to their future as women. In my introduction I also shared with them my love for science, star-gazing (in the sky) and reading when I was their age and how those passions have sustained me through the years.
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