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Gender Inequality Index<br />

Among districts for which data are available, the GII is<br />

lowest in Hambantota at 0.474, followed by Anuradhapura<br />

and Gampaha (Figure 2.3 and Map 2.2). It is highest in<br />

Batticaloa at 0.807, followed by Puttalam. The low GII in<br />

Hambantota is due to both relatively high parliamentary<br />

representation (14.3 percent) and the high female labour<br />

force participation rate (44.2 percent in the 15-64 age<br />

group). The district’s low adolescent fertility rate, at 11.5<br />

per 1,000 women aged 15-19, is second only to that of<br />

Kegalle District, although the maternal mortality ratio is<br />

high at 50 deaths per 100,000 live births. The high GII in<br />

Batticaloa District is due to zero representation of women<br />

in Parliament and a low labour force participation rate<br />

of 24.4 percent. Both the maternal mortality ratio (77.4<br />

deaths per 100,000 live births) and adolescent fertility rate<br />

(34.4 per 1000 women aged 15-19) are high compared to<br />

most other districts. 43<br />

Figure 2 3: Gender Inequality Index by District, 2011<br />

Sources: Computations by the report team of the Institute of Policy Studies of <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> using Department of<br />

Census and Statistics of <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> 2007a, 2009e and 2010c; Department of Elections of <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> 2011; and<br />

Institute of Policy Studies of <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> and United Nations <strong>Development</strong> Programme 2010.<br />

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