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Exploring the interplay between Buddhism and career development: a study of highly skilled women workers in Sri Lanka

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  • Weerahannadige Dulini Anuvinda Fernando

    (Loughborough University, UK)

  • Laurie Cohen

    (University of Nottingham, UK)

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This article adopts a socio-cultural lens to examine the role of Buddhism in highly skilled women workers’ careers in Sri Lanka. While Buddhism enabled women’s career development by giving them strength to cope with difficult situations in work, it also seemed to restrict their agency and constrain their career advancement. The article argues, based on its findings, that being perceived as a good Buddhist woman worked as a powerful form of career capital for the respondents in the sample, who used their faith to combat gender disadvantage in their work settings.

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  • Weerahannadige Dulini Anuvinda Fernando & Laurie Cohen, 2013. "Exploring the interplay between Buddhism and career development: a study of highly skilled women workers in Sri Lanka," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 27(6), pages 1021-1038, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:27:y:2013:i:6:p:1021-1038
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