Women’s contributions undervalued despite global progress: PM at Davos

PRIME Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has said the contributions of women continue to be systematically undervalued, particularly in unpaid care work, informal labour, and the agriculture sector, even as women increasingly assert their agency in political, economic, and social spheres around the world.

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She made these remarks on Wednesday (21) while addressing the World Woman Davos Agenda 2026 at the World Woman House, held on the sidelines of the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. The high-level forum was organised under the theme ‘Women Leading the Changing Global Order.’