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Contents<br />

Foreword<br />

Acknowledgments<br />

Introduction<br />

Maithree Wickramasinghe <strong>and</strong><br />

Wijaya Jayatilaka<br />

IV<br />

VII<br />

VIII<br />

Part I<br />

Chapter One<br />

Gender <strong>and</strong> the Workforce<br />

Maithree Wickramasinghe <strong>and</strong><br />

Wijaya Jayatilaka<br />

Gender <strong>and</strong> <strong>Labour</strong> Regulatory Frameworks 01<br />

A National Picture – Gender Configurations<br />

in the <strong>Labour</strong> Force 05<br />

An Institutional Picture –<br />

– Speaking with 100 Companies in the Private Sector 09<br />

A Personal Picture –<br />

– Introducing Workers <strong>and</strong> Women Managers 13<br />

Chapter Two<br />

Demolishing <strong>Brick</strong> <strong>Walls</strong><br />

Maithree Wickramasinghe<br />

Gendered Work Structures <strong>and</strong> Practices 17<br />

The Employer/ Employee Contact 18<br />

Recruitment 18<br />

Remuneration 20<br />

Allowance <strong>and</strong> Benefits 21<br />

Employee Mobility<br />

Training 24<br />

Recognition 24<br />

Upward Mobility 26<br />

Working Environment<br />

Rules <strong>and</strong> Regulations 27<br />

Working Conditions 28<br />

Occupational Hazards 33<br />

Sexual Harassment 35<br />

II

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