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Why Are't Sri Lankan Women Translaating their Educational Gains into Workforce Advantages?

Author : Gunawardene, D.

Year: 2015

Page Numbers: 69

Acc. No: 5009

Class No: 374 GUN- SL

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Adult Education

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: English

This paper focuses on Sri Lanka, a country with a long record of gender equality in education enrollment and high female completion rates, which has also been characterised by low and stagnant female labor force participation. It remains a puzzle why Sri Lanka has been unable to translate its high g