Making Progress : Sri Lankan Businesses Advance Gender Equality at the Workspace – A Sheworks Sri Lanka Private Sector Partnership (English)

While the private sector is increasingly recognizing that advancing gender equality means better talent, higher productivity, more customers, and a stronger bottom line, progress remains slow. Sri Lanka could raise its gross domestic product (GDP) by as much as 20 percent in the long run by closing the gender gap in the workforce.2 For Sri Lanka’s economy to grow, it needs to maximize the potential of its workforce. Despite improved educational and...

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Kolb,Henriette;

Arif,Amena;

Niethammer,Carmen;

Arunasalam,Aarthy;

Shenoy,Kinita Kiron;
Document Date
2019/04/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
150795
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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Sri Lanka,
Region
South Asia,
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2020/07/13
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Disclosed
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Making Progress : Sri Lankan Businesses Advance Gender Equality at the Workspace – A Sheworks Sri Lanka Private Sector Partnership

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Kolb,Henriette; Arif,Amena; Niethammer,Carmen; Arunasalam,Aarthy; Shenoy,Kinita Kiron.

Making Progress : Sri Lankan Businesses Advance Gender Equality at the Workspace – A Sheworks Sri Lanka Private Sector Partnership (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/674661594620429201

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