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Sri Lankan women have made remarkable achievements in the spheres of education, healthcare‚ economy and sports etc. At present, they hold about 64% of the civil service positions. However, the role of women in the Sri Lankan civil service is controversial. Some believe that they have made a major contribution. Others think that they cannot be as effective as men. Although this is an important issue, so far no academic research has been done on women’s role in the civil service in Sri Lanka. This chapter seeks to fill that gap. It examines the reasons that account for the increase of women in the civil service and the perception of men and women public officials toward each other. It identifies the problems that are likely to discourage gender mainstreaming in the civil service.
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Anwara Nilmi, M.A.F., Thoradeniya, D. (2018). Women in Administrative Service in Sri Lanka. In: Ahmed, N. (eds) Women in Governing Institutions in South Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57475-2_13
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