Eran Wickramaratne: Female Labour Force Participation

Abstract

TRUE: Sri Lanka’s Labour Force Participation (LFP) was 36% for women versus 75% for men in 2016, which is the 14th largest gender gap in LFP globally. In 2016, young women have the highest unemployment rate in Sri Lanka; which is 29% for the 15-24 age group. - Eran Wickramaratne, Daily FT, September 25