As part of a series marking 11 years since the atrocities of Mullivaikkal, a Tamil woman shares her reflections on the experiences and the struggles she faces.
At the end of the war, it was estimated that there were almost 80,000 woman-headed households in the North and East.
In this video, a Tamil woman whose husband and brothers were disappeared during the war, reflects on the struggles she goes through as the head of the household and the gender-based discrimination in the society she lives in.
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See more reflections on our website www.RememberMay2009.com
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