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Women in Sri Lanka’s workforce: EU hosts panel discussion
View(s):In honour of International Women’s Day 2017, the European Union (EU) Mission here will host ‘Mind the Gap – A conversation on what’s holding Sri Lankan women back from greater workforce participation’, on Tuesday, March 7, from 4-6 p.m. at the Lionel Wendt Art Centre.
The distinguished panel of speakers include Dileni Gunawardena, Professor of Economics at the University of Peradeniya, first Sri Lankan to summit Mount Everest and Women’s Rights Ambassador, Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala, Ambika Satkunanathan, Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, and Dinesh Weerakkody, Chairman of the National Human Resource Development Council of Sri Lanka.
The participation of women in the labour force, absence from senior positions and lack of equal pay continue to be real concerns. In spite of impressive achievements in girls’ and women’s education and health, Sri Lanka is placed a lowly 100th out of 144 countries in the Global Gender Gap Report 2016 due to these issues.
Those who wish to attend are requested to email euinsrilanka@gmail.com or call 2674413 ext. 103/108 to register.