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...
Main Authors: | Solotaroff, Jennifer L., Joseph, George, Kuriakose, Anne, Sethi, Jayati |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2017
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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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