Getting to Work : Unlocking Women's Potential in Sri Lanka's Labor Force

Getting to Work : Unlocking Women's Potential in Sri Lanka's Labor Force

Sri Lanka has shown remarkable persistence in low female labor force participation rates—at 36 percent in the past two years, compared with 75 percent for same-aged men—despite overall economic growth and poverty reduction over the past decade. The trend stands in contrast to the country’s achieveme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Solotaroff, Jennifer L., Joseph, George, Kuriakose, Anne, Sethi, Jayati
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2017
Subjects:
GENDER
WOMEN
FEMALE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
SOCIAL NORMS
GENDER NORMS
HUMAN CAPITAL
ECONOMIC GROWTH
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
SKILLS TRAINING
ICT
INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
GARMENT SECTOR
TOURISM
GENDER GAP
DISCRIMINATION
Online Access:https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/151551583219126707/getting-to-work-unlocking-women-s-potential-in-sri-lanka-s-labor-force
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28660

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https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/151551583219126707/getting-to-work-unlocking-women-s-potential-in-sri-lanka-s-labor-force
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28660

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