Academic Qualification

• Master’s in Human Rights and Democratization, University of Colombo
• LLB (Honours) University of London
• BA (Honours) specializing in Economics, University of Colombo
• Diploma in International Relations, BCIS

Teaching experience

from 2024

Research/Consultancy Expertise

Bachelor’s Thesis
The Effect of the Lack of Policies, Facilities and Knowledge Addressing Menstrual Health on Women’s Quality of Life and What It Entails for the Economy

Masters Thesis
Documentation in the Transitional Justice Process: The Identity Politics of Womanhood in the Context of the Sri Lankan Civil War.

Abstract Publications. 

Samaradiwakara, M. V. (2025). Workplace harassment and its impact on women’s labour force participation in Sri Lanka: A sectoral study [Conference abstract]. Royal Institute of Colombo.

Samaradiwakara, M. V. (2025). Critical feminist reflections on human rights: Intersectionality and identity in post-conflict Sri Lanka. [Conference abstract]. Royal Institute of Colombo.

Research Publications 

Kottegoda, S., Opatha, A., Samaradiwakara, M., Rathnayake, N., & Werawella, K. (2024). Pilot study on the gender pay gap in Sri Lanka: An initiative by the Sri Lanka Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka. Women and Media Collective.