Browsing by Author "Madurawala, Sunimalee"

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    The Covid-19 pandemic, women and women in the workforce
    (Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka, 2020-11) Madurawala, Sunimalee
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    A Desk Review to Assess the Sri Lankan Girls' and Young Women's Economic and Social Empowerment for Leadership
    (Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2017) Madurawala, Sunimalee; Arunatilake, Nisha; Madushni, Chethika; Karunaratne, Nirosha
    The causes of women’s less political participation and less managerial positions held by women, and low levels of participation in the labour market, have not been analysed around political economic and social empowerment of girls and young women (i.e. girl’s participation in leadership and decision making at every level in order to catalyse the girls rights movement and bring about change) in Sri Lanka. At the same time, it will be beneficial for Girls and also the duty bearers to explore the policy / program and evidence points around the benefits of promoting more female social and economic empowerment from early childhood (norms and stereotypes) through to employment and later to elections and political parties (quotas, voting age etc.). In Sri Lanka there is very less evidence based research that highlights the causes of gender inequality and barriers to Girls empowerment and leadership. In this backdrop, this study aims to investigate the challenges faced by Sri Lankan Girls’ and Young Women - in social and economic spheres- for leadership roles. The methodology of this study took a qualitative approach, including a scan of national strategic documents, national policies, political and legal frameworks, development programmes of international agencies, complemented with consultations with government partners, corporates and community members, to gather insights and perspectives of the deep rooted challenges face by Girls and Young Women in Sri Lanka to take on leadership roles and engage in decision making. The consultations held nationally and in 5 representative Districts (Colombo, Anuradhapura, Monaragala, Batticaloa and Nuwara Eliya) demonstrate that gender inequality is felt across by the communities, as an important aspect of their community. Nevertheless, their varying degrees of understanding the subtle nuances of gender inequality and how that affects Girls future were based on their levels of awareness and deep analysis of these factors.
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    Female entrepreneurship and the role of business development services in promoting
    (Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka, 2014-05) Attygalle, Kaushalya; Hirimuthugodage, Dilani; Madurawala, Sunimalee; Senaratne, Athula; Wijesinha, Anushka; Edirisinghe, Chopadithya
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    Female Entrepreneurship and the Role of Business Development Services in Promoting Small and Medium Women Entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka
    (Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka and Oxfam International, Sri Lanka, 2014-05) Hirimuthugodage, Dilani; Madurawala, Sunimalee; Senaratne, Athula; Wijesinha, Anushka; Edirisinghe, Chopadithya
    The general objective of this study is to examine the socio-economic and cultural barriers which hinder women’s progression to SME sector. Furthermore, it would also look at the existing and future opportunities for women to enter and lead SMEs with a special focus on access and availability of women - friendly Business Development Services (BDS) including development of business skills, technology transfer and linking with financial services. The study also aims to provide policy level recommendations to increase women entrepreneurs’ access to business development services and to identify national-level strategic priorities for stakeholders to work in economic justice with the aim of promoting women’s economic leadership and enterprise culture among women.
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    Integrating Migrant Workers in Labour Market Participation Analysis
    (2023-07-11) Arunatilake, Nisha; Madurawala, Sunimalee; Jayawardena, Pr
    This study was conducted with two main objectives: a) to identify the gaps in migration related information to integrate migrant workers into standard labour market analysis; 2) to estimate how including migrant workers in the analysis will affect the estimates of labour force participation of females. The study finds that while worker migration contributes in many ways to the Sri Lankan economy, at present the country does not collect all information needed to integrate migrant workers into labour market analysis. The study also shows that at present surveys do not collect important information on migrant workers such as remittance information, skill levels of migrant workers, and information on returnee migrants. Such information is vital to design policies to obtain maximum benefits from migration and to reintegrate returnee workers to the country. This study reviews survey instruments of three other high‐migration countries ‐‐ Macedonia, Moldova, and the Philippines – to identify best practices in collecting migration related data. The study provides recommendations to strengthen data gaps on migrant workers using both the review of data sources within Sri Lanka and the experience of earlier mentioned three countries. Re‐estimating labour market indicators integrating migrant workers, with proxy estimates for missing data, shows that labour force participation rates of the population only marginally change when migrant workers are included.
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    National level implications of SDG implementation: the case of Sri Lanka
    (Southern Voice on post-MDG international Development Goals, 2017-03) Tilakaratna, Ganga; Nanayakkara, Wimal; Madurawala, Sunimalee; Jayaratne, Suwendrani; Wickramasinghe, Kanchana
    Sri Lanka is one of the signatories of the UN mandate on Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) comprise 17 goals and 169 targets, ranging from poverty, inequality, health, education and environment. This paper examines the implications of SDG implementation in Sri Lanka, in particular how the SDGs are embedded in the national context, and issues related to coordination, monitoring, partnerships and stakeholder participation. It reveals that most of the SDGs and their targets are relevant to Sri Lanka, and are in line with the priority areas. The study stresses the need of a designated national-level body to coordinate activities carried out by different stakeholders and to drive implementation and monitoring of the SDGs in Sri Lanka. Participation of a range of stakeholders, including the government, international organisations, private sector and civil society organisations, academia and general public, is crucial for the successful implementation of SDGs. Inadequacy of awareness of the SDGs among many stakeholders and the general public is a key constraint to the effective implementation of the SDGs. Partnership and stakeholder participation can play an important role in raising awareness and monitoring of SDGs, sharing knowledge/expertise, as well as in mobilising financial and technical resources. Monitoring the progress of SDGs will also require strengthening the capacity of the national statistics office and other relevant agencies involved in the data compilation.
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    The Sri Lankan Labour Market
    (2023-07-11) Arunatilake, Nisha; Gunasekera, Neluka; Jayawardena, Priyanka; Madurawala, Sunimalee
    This report analyses the labour market trends in Sri Lanka from 2006 onwards. The report finds that the country’s labour force growth is slowing down and soon, it will start to decline. The job growth in the country has not kept up with economic growth. The jobs that were created were mostly low skilled jobs. In order to stay competitive, increase productivity and attract and retain workers, the country needs improve job creation, especially for higher skilled workers, and reduce disparities in the market.
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    Tobacco smoking cessation: lessons and policy options for Sri Lanka
    (Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka, 2021) Madurawala, Sunimalee; Karunanayake, Chathurga
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    Tobacco smoking in Sri Lanka: identifying and understanding the last mile smokers
    (Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka, 2020) Madurawala, Sunimalee; Karunanayake, Chathurga; Thilanka, Chamini
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    Towards smoking cessation: expanding Sri Lanka's Tobacco-free zones
    (Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka, 2021-05) Madurawala, Sunimalee