Women’s Advancement in Banking in Emerging South Asian Countries: Findings and Recommendations for Sri Lanka

doi:https://doi.org/10.1596/41773

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Women’s Advancement in Banking in Emerging South Asian Countries: Findings and Recommendations for Sri Lanka

dc.contributor.author	International Finance Corporation (IFC)
dc.date.accessioned	2024-06-25T17:56:22Z
dc.date.available	2024-06-25T17:56:22Z
dc.date.issued	2024-06-25
dc.description.abstract	Global evidence is mounting that more gender diversity in banking, including having more women in leadership, leads to better outcomes for organizations, their employees, and investors. There is increasing recognition of the importance of workforce diversity and equity along various dimensions, including gender. While this insight is global, the barriers and pathways to achieving greater women’s representation in leadership vary by country and region. In 2022-23, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) initiated a multi-country research study focusing on women’s advancement in private commercial banking in South Asia. While the insights and recommendations of the wider study are compiled in a multi-country report, this edition is a complementary country brief focused on Sri Lanka. It spotlights the key findings that emerged from the country and is based on an employee survey covering employees across seven banks and an organization survey filled by six human resource (HR) departments. This brief is intended to help industry actors - C-suite leaders in commercial banks, policymakers, industry bodies, and investors direct their efforts toward increasing the representation of women in the industry’s leadership.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099757506042431249/IDU148f98e4b12f4a14c701b783135bd7fa675d3
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/41773
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/41773
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subject	GENDER AND INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	GENDER AND EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	GENDER AND FINANCE
dc.subject	GENDER AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subject	GENDER AND GROWTH
dc.subject	GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subject	SDG 5
dc.title	Women’s Advancement in Banking in Emerging South Asian Countries	en
dc.title.subtitle	Findings and Recommendations for Sri Lanka	en
dc.type	Report
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okr.crossref.title	Women’s Advancement in Banking in Emerging South Asian Countries: Findings and Recommendations for Sri Lanka
okr.date.disclosure	2024-06-25
okr.date.lastmodified	2024-06-04T00:00:00Z	en
okr.doctype	Report
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
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okr.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1596/41773
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okr.identifier.report	190881
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okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099757506042431249/pdf/IDU148f98e4b12f4a14c701b783135bd7fa675d3.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	South Asia
okr.region.country	Sri Lanka
okr.statistics.combined	118
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okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Development
okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Social Development
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.unit	SME-AS-FIG (CFGAE)