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Low Female Labor Force Participation in Sri Lanka : Contributory Factors, Challenges and Policy Implications

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-16T22:08:25Z
dc.date.available2014-04-16T22:08:25Z
dc.date.issued2013-01
dc.description.abstractEven though Sri Lanka is a fore-runner in many human development dimensions and aspects of gender equality amongst the South Asian countries, it is similar to other South Asian countries when it comes to women's participation in economic activities. Female labor force participation has not changed much in recent decades and remained stagnant at a rate around 30 to 35 percent of working age women. This rate is much lower than one would expect given the educational attainment of the female population in Sri Lanka. In order to encourage increased women s participation in economic activities, the first condition is to understand what is keeping them out of the scene. This paper analyzes the underlying reasons behind low participation rates of women in economic activities. It also investigates the employment outcomes, occupational choice, rates of returns, and skills set of economically active women in comparison with men to identify and understand the gaps. The findings have been used to suggest potential policies and programs that can help remove some of those barriers and encourage and enable women to become more economically active in the labor market.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/19344954/low-female-labor-force-participation-sri-lanka-contributory-factors-challenges-policy-implications
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17871
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17871
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSouth Asia : human development sector discussion paper series;no. 68
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO RESOURCES
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADEQUATE EDUCATION
dc.subjectAGE COHORT
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectAGED WOMEN
dc.subjectAGGREGATE GROWTH
dc.subjectBOTH SEXES
dc.subjectCARE CENTERS
dc.subjectCAREGIVERS
dc.subjectCENSUS OF POPULATION
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD-CARE
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCLERKS
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE SKILLS
dc.subjectCONTINUING EDUCATION
dc.subjectDAY LABORERS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDECLINE IN FERTILITY
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WORKERS
dc.subjectEARNINGS REGRESSION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEDUCATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATE OF WOMEN
dc.subjectEQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEQUALLY QUALIFIED WOMEN
dc.subjectFEMALE EDUCATION
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFEMALE MIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectFEMALE MIGRANTS
dc.subjectFEMALE POPULATION
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFINDING EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN REMITTANCES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER ANALYSIS
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS
dc.subjectGENDER PARITY
dc.subjectGENDER SEGREGATION
dc.subjectGENERAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectHIGHLY EDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WORK
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCOME EARNING
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRANT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERPERSONAL SKILLS
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectJOB MARKET
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectJOB SEARCH
dc.subjectJOB STATUS
dc.subjectJOB VACANCIES
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectKINDERGARTEN
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRANTS
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOUR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLOW FERTILITY
dc.subjectMALE COUNTERPART
dc.subjectMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT LABOR
dc.subjectMIGRANT MEN
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WORKERS
dc.subjectNUMERACY
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOFFICIAL LANGUAGES
dc.subjectOLD MEN
dc.subjectPAID WORKERS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION RATES
dc.subjectPERSONALITY
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION CHANGE
dc.subjectPRESCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectPREVIOUS DISCUSSION
dc.subjectPREVIOUS SECTION
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRAINING
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPROBIT REGRESSION
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC LIFE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR JOBS
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectREASONING
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS GROUPS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETIREMENT
dc.subjectRETURNS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL LOCATIONS
dc.subjectRURAL WOMEN
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECURITY SITUATION
dc.subjectSELF EMPLOYED
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSINGLE MOTHERS
dc.subjectSKILL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSKILLED OCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSKILLS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSKILLS TRAINING
dc.subjectSMALL LOANS
dc.subjectSOCIAL IMPACT
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSTATUS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectSTD
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectTECHNICAL SKILLS
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRAINING CENTERS
dc.subjectTRAINING COURSES
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAM
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED LABOR
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN WOMEN
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectWAGE DATA
dc.subjectWAGE PREMIUM
dc.subjectWAGE PREMIUMS
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDY
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMEN IN LABOR
dc.subjectWOMEN WITH CHILDREN
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectWORK FORCE
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORKING WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNG COUPLE
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.titleLow Female Labor Force Participation in Sri Lanka : Contributory Factors, Challenges and Policy Implicationsen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2014-04-04
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:11:03.506646Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/19344954/low-female-labor-force-participation-sri-lanka-contributory-factors-challenges-policy-implications
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000371432_20140404160520
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19344954
okr.identifier.report86532
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countrySri Lanka
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.unitS.A. Human Development Sector (SASHD)
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