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Women in Sri Lanka: A country Profile - Statistical Profiles No. 13, 1998
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| Author(s):
Statistics Division (STAT)
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| Economic Sector(s):
(1) Other statistics |
| ESCAP Reference
No.: ST/ESCAP/1766 |
| Division/Office:
Statistics |
| Published Date:
January 1998 |
| Country:
Sri Lanka |
| Hard Copy Price:
US$ 24.00
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| Women in Sri Lanka: a Country Profile Statistical Profiles, No.13, 1997, 96 pages.
This paper was prepared under a project relating to the support to governments in their efforts to promote the full integration of women in development and improve their status in line with the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women adopted in 1985, This profile contains in Part I a descriptive analysis on women in the Japanese society, demographic aspects, education, health, and women in public service. Part II contains statistical data for population and other data to support the analysis given in Part I. |
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| One of the sixteen country profiles on the situation of women and men have published by UNESCAP in 1995-1999. The profiles present available statistical data, information and analysis on women in the family, at work and in public life. The profiles are intended to highlight the areas where action is needed and to raise the consciousness of readers about issues concerning women and men. These profiles are a major component of the activities under the project on improving statistics on women in the ESCAP region, which is funded by the Government of the Netherlands. All of the 16 profiles have already been issued; they are for Bangladesh, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vanuatu. |
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