Melvin Ally

It comes as no surprise that the rate in divorced or separated couples is on the increase in Sri Lanka and this is a worrying trend, the consequences of which might stretch out to future generations. One opinion is that as economies develop, the first institution to pay for it is marriage - which has its fair share of truth.

The working mother is one aspect of it. With the rise in the cost of living, very few families can survive with only one breadwinner and the working mother seems to be a necessity in today’s context. The career woman is the other side of the coin – many women are relatively more and more career-minded and career-focused where …

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