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9. Underrepresentation of Women in Leadership in Sri Lanka

verfasst von : Udaya Mohan Devadas, Ariyamuni Priyanthi Silva

Erschienen in: Current Perspectives on Asian Women in Leadership

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Although women dominate Sri Lanka’s population, women’s representation in leadership positions in Sri Lanka is significantly low. This is mainly created by socio-cultural influences, economic and situational factors, society’s psychological contract, and factors of work–family balance. Our analysis of empirical data, supplemented by a literature review, has shown that having strong facilitating factors and specific personal characteristics, some women have become successful leaders, while continuing to face hindrances stimulated in individual, meso, and macro contexts. Some crucial policy directions, commitment to women’s human capital development, the civil society’s roles, and some directions for further research areas have been recommended to improve women’s representation in leadership positions in Sri Lanka.

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Titel: Underrepresentation of Women in Leadership in Sri Lanka
verfasst von: Udaya Mohan Devadas
Ariyamuni Priyanthi Silva
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Current Perspectives on Asian Women in Leadership
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-54995-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-54996-5

Copyright-Jahr: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54996-5_9