Author: Sepali Kottegoda
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Category : Poverty
Languages : en
Pages : 8

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Author: Harsha Aturupane
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Sri Lanka is a lower-middle income country with an impressive record of achievementsin economic and human development. Despite 26 years of conflict, Sri Lanka, an island countrywith a population of 20.6 million has stood out from its regional counterparts with high levels ofhuman development. Sri Lanka's score in the Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.766-whichput the country in the high human development category (UNDP 2016). The country has also hasalso witnessed significant economic growth in recent years: in 2017, its per capita income was3,842 (UDS), more than four times that of its GPD in 2002. With these achievements, it has nowadvanced the economic ladder, from a low to a middle-income country. 2. Policy makers are keen to build on the country's successes and to ensure that the benefitseconomic growth are distributed equitably in the population. Sri Lanka is poised to grow, witha development strategy expressly aimed at fostering strong and equitable growth for its entirepopulation (Bhatta, Ebenezer and Nyugen 2014). Despite its achievements in human development, the country has had persistent pockets of inequity, by region, as well as population sub-group- andsocial inequity, whether caused by gender, economic disadvantage, or any other factor, over a longperiod of time, that has limited the potential benefits of growth (Aturupane 1999a; Dundar, Millot, Riboud, Shojo, Aturupane, Goyal, and Raju 2017). Sri Lanka's policy makers recognize this andunderstand the importance of ensuring equitable growth.

Author: Anoja Wickramasinghe
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 29

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Showing that agriculture is the basis of the rural economy and household livelihood strategies in Sri Lanka, where gender inequality and poverty is widespread, analyses the impact of a series of IFAD interventions in the period 2001-2007 in the Matale region under the Matale Regional Economic Advancement Project (MREAP). Focuses on poverty reduction through providing expanded options in agriculture. Reveals that project financing, capacity building and vocational training, and women's social capital provided a 'triple lane pathway' for women to tackle the issues of poverty and gender gaps.

Author: Swarna Jayaweera
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Category : Poor women
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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Author: Fiona Remnant
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Category : Poor children
Languages : en
Pages : 314

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Author: Swarna Jayaweera
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789551031152
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Sponsored by UNDP, Sri Lanka.

Author: Fiona Remnant
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Category : Poverty
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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Author: Swarna Jayaweera
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Category : Economic assistance
Languages : en
Pages : 66

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Author: Nādir Farjānī
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Category : Poverty
Languages : en
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Author: Jennifer L. Solotaroff
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 1464810680
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 218

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Sri Lanka has shown remarkable persistence in low female labor force participation rates—at 36 percent from 2015 to 2017, 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 achievements in human capital development that favor women, such as high levels of female education and low total fertility rates, as well as its status as an upper-middle-income country. This study intends to better understand the puzzle of women’s poor labor market outcomes in Sri Lanka. Using nationally representative secondary survey data—as well as primary qualitative and quantitative research—it tests three hypotheses that would explain gender gaps in labor market outcomes: (1) household roles and responsibilities, which fall disproportionately on women, and the associated sociophysical constraints on women’s mobility; (2) a human capital mismatch, whereby women are not acquiring the proper skills demanded by job markets; and (3) gender discrimination in job search, hiring, and promotion processes. Further, the analysis provides a comparison of women’s experience of the labor market between the years leading up to the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war (2006†“09) and the years following the civil war (2010†“15). The study recommends priority areas for addressing the multiple supply- and demand-side factors to improve women’s labor force participation rates and reduce other gender gaps in labor market outcomes. It also offers specific recommendations for improving women’s participation in the five private sector industries covered by the primary research: commercial agriculture, garments, tourism, information and communication technology, and tea estate work. The findings are intended to influence policy makers, educators, and employment program practitioners with a stake in helping Sri Lanka achieve its vision of inclusive and sustainable job creation and economic growth. The study also aims to contribute to the work of research institutions and civil society in identifying the most effective means of engaging more women— and their untapped potential for labor, innovation, and productivity—in Sri Lanka’s future.