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Fox, Bridgewater State University, USA The Editorial Board is not responsible for the content of any abstract Dr. Christine Gibson, Flinders University, Australia Dr. Madhavi Venkatesan, Northeastern University, USA Dr. Shafi Humaira, Mufti Law Associates Pakistan, Pakistan Prof. Jabbar Al-Obaidi, Bridgewater State University, USA Dr. Abhishek Mishra, Institute of Management Studies, India Prof. Deborah Nemko, Bridgewater State University, USA Dr. Shivani Singh, Banaras Hindu University, India Dr. Bonita Hampton, SUNY Oswego, USA Prof. Aradhana Vaidya, SGB Amravati University, India Asst. Prof. Dr. Eren Evin Kılıçkaya Boğ, Kütahya Dumlupınar University, Turkey Prof. Grace Wamue-Ngare, Kenyatta University, Kenya Dr Hannah Ho, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Dr. Ramzan Shahid, University of Gujrat, Pakistan Dr Siti Mazidah Mohamad, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Dr. Rachana Pandey, Vasanta College for Women, India G.P. Acharya, Nepal Centre of Contemporary Research (NCCR), Nepal Prof. Antonia Navarro Tejero, University of Cordoba, Spain Dr Nazlida Muhamad, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Dr. Sumi Daa-dhora, Assam University Diphu Campus, India Dr. Jibran Hussain, University Utara Malaysia , Malaysia Dr. P. Pretheeba, Eastern University, Sri Lanka Dr. Rosila Bee Mohd Hussain, University of Malaya, Malaysia Dr. Iyad Eid, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia Dr. Shewli Kumar, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India Dr. Nurazzura Bt Mohamad Diah, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia Editorial Board – WCWS 2020 Scientific Committee – WCWS 2020 vi Dr. Rahat Zubair Malik, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan Dr. Asbah Binti Razali, University of Malaya, Malaysia Dr. Namita Singh Malik, Galgotias University, India Dr. Welyne Jeffrey Jehom, University of Malaya, Malaysia Dr Hjh Sharifah Nurulhuda Alkaff, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Asst. Prof. Zineb El Andaloussi, National School of Commerce and Management of Tangier, Morocco Dr. Seema Singh, University of Delhi, India Dr. Khairunnisa Ibrahim, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Dr Bharti Chhibber, University of Delhi, India Dr Geeta Kubsad, Pravin Gandhi College of Law, India Dr. Shyamkiran Kaur, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Instittute of Technology, India Dr. Sandya Hewamanne , University of Essex, United Kindom Assoc. Prof. Priya Grover, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), India Dr. Atika Lohani, University of Sargodha, Pakistan Dr. Jayum Jawan, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Asst. Prof. Meredian Alam, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Assoc. Prof. Smita Gupta, Delhi Metropolitan Education, India Dr. Mohamed Mohideen Nayeem, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia xv G5 33. Gender Inequality in Social Studies Teacher Ratios in Japan: Influence on Gender Identity Formation M. Matsui 35 G6 34. Career Trends and Opportunities for UG students studying in a Traditional Education System: A Longitudinal Case Study M.J. Hemamalini 36 G7 35. Challenges Facing Married Muslim Women of Sri Lanka Studying at Higher Education M.R. Fathima Afra 37 G8 36. Examining Gender In/equality in English Language Textbooks in Brunei S.N.H Alkaff and R. Curaming 38 H1 37. Right to Privacy of Criminally Victimized Women with Reference to Modern Media Activism L.G. D. T. Siriwardana and A.U. S. T. Ukwatta 39 H2 38. Women, Agency and Bodily Rights: A Critique of Rights Discourse on Prostitution in India N. Ray 40 H3 39. How Rape is Overshadowed by Marriage and The Necessity of a Legal Reform to Criminalyze Marital Rape in Sri Lanka S.B.Y.M.D.T. Siwrathne and M.T.D.A. Munaweera 41 J1 40. A Sociological Analysis of the Role of Women in the Mass Movement Against the Uma Oya Water Project M.A.D. Madushanka 42 J2 41. A New Age Movement: From Menstrual Stigmatized Isolation to Inclusive Empowerment S. Dogra 43 WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS AND LEGAL REMEDIES (H) WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE (J) 6 th World Conference on Women’s Studies (WCWS 2020) Page | 42 J1 [40] A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE MASS MOVEMENT AGAINST THE UMA OYA WATER PROJECT M.A.D. Madushanka Department of Sociology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka ABSTRACT Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project is one of the largest projects in Sri Lanka. The objective of this project was to fulfil the water and development needs of Hambantota district by diverting Uma Oya water to the Kirindi Oya reservoir. Environmental and social hazards have arisen with the creation of underground tunnels and water fountains. Subsequently a group of local affiliates have formed a front to protest against the project and its name is the “People's Front against Uma Oya Water Project”. The main research objective of this study was to identify the women's contradictions associated with the People's Front against the Uma Oya Water Project. The study was conducted in Heel-Oya Egodagama GN division in Bandarawela Divisional Secretariat. Out of 308 households, 30 households were selected by using purposive sampling technique and structured questionnaires and in-depth interviews were used to collect secondary data methodically. In discussing research findings, we should not forget examples that can be identified in a global context. Particularly in the Indian context, women's involvement in social movements such as Chipko and Narmada is significant. These social movements are based on Gandhism. In this, charisma-dominated female leadership can be identified and they have become the voice for the underprivileged women of the grassroots. According to this study, the majority of women have been affected by the Uma Oya water project and women have been the main victims. Women are also vulnerable because of the loss of livelihoods, which directly impacts on household economic instability. Two immediate factors that led to the escalation of women's resistance to the Uma Oya water project can be identified. One way is to address the domestic water consumption crisis. The other was the political mobilization of women to some extent by local political authorities. While women's activism is seen mainly in campaigns, there is little space for women in the organizational mechanism against the Uma Oya water project. It is thus understandable how the voice of women victims has been used as a means of political resistance in the mass movement against the Uma Water Project. Although women's representation in Sri Lanka's environmental movement is not very strong in comparison to Indian environmental movements, women's resistance to the Uma Oya water project marks an important turning point in Sri Lankan context. Keywords: Uma Oya, Victims, Women, Mobilization, Movement