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Social issues and workplace culture: a case study in Sri Lanka

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  • Thilakshi Kodagoda

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Many governments have encouraged women into employment and education but women's participation in top management posts is very low and they hold low-paid jobs, mostly temporary and part-time. This paper therefore looks at how professional mothers in Sri Lanka are socially and structurally constrained in the workplace and how they take decisions on combining motherhood and employment. The researcher used a version of thematic analysis in undertaking the analysis of interview accounts, mothers' narratives about life in the family and at work. Throughout, the paper considers female professionals in the public health sector in Sri Lanka, along with significant family members and the district medical officer. It demonstrates those working women's mothering, primary childcare, available childcare facilities, gendered work place practices and hierarchical structures as major predictors of women's underachievement.

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  • Thilakshi Kodagoda, 2013. "Social issues and workplace culture: a case study in Sri Lanka," International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 12(3), pages 237-250.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmede:v:12:y:2013:i:3:p:237-250
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    1. Thilakshi Kodagoda, 2018. "Working Long Hours and Its Impact on Family Life: Experiences of Women Professionals and Managers in Sri Lanka," Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Centre for Women's Development Studies, vol. 25(1), pages 108-126, February.

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