Catalog

Sri Lanka
Country Gender Assessment

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Contents

Abbreviations

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Women in Sri Lanka

1. Development Context
2. Demographic Background
3. Women’s Rights in Sri Lanka
4. Criminal Law
5. Land Rights
6. Social Security
7. Labor Legislation
8. Migrant Workers
9. Political Participation
10. Health and Nutritional Status
11. Education and Training
12. Provision of General Education
13. Participation, Retention and Performance in Education
14. Tertiary Education
15. Technical and Vocational Education
16. Literacy
17. Education and Socialization
18. Information and Communications Technology
19. Economic Activities
20. Poverty
21. Environment
22. Gender-Based Violence
23. Sociocultural Constraints
24. Armed Conflict, Peace, and Reconciliation

Chapter 2: Policies and Programs

1. National Policies and Programs
2. National Education Policy
3. Poverty Reduction Strategy
4. Regaining Sri Lanka Policy
5. Action Plan
6. Gender Equity Committee
7. Millenium Development Goals
8. Gender Peace Committees
9. National Employment Policy
10. National Machinery for Women’s Affairs
11. CEDAW
12. Nongovernment Organizations
13. Donor Agencies

1. Gender and Poverty
2. Women in Peace and Reconstruction

1. Gender Issues in Sri Lanka’s Development Context
2. ADBs Country Strategy and Program
3. Gender Issues in ADBs Programs
4. Agriculture and Rural Development
5. Industry and Finance
6. Education and Training
7. Infrastructure Development
8. Natural Resources
9. Conflict-Affected Areas
10. Gender Mainstreaming

Chapter 5: Recommendations for ADB Operations

Bibliography

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