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UNINA9911109641303321 |
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Solotaroff Jennifer L |
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Getting to Work : : Unlocking Women's Potential in Sri Lanka's Labor Force / / Jennifer L. Solotaroff |
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Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2020 |
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1 online resource (190 pages) |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.) |
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JosephGeorge |
KuriakoseAnne T |
SethiJayati |
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Commercial Agriculture |
Discrimination |
Disparity |
Economic Growth |
Female |
Garment Sector |
Gender |
Gender Gap |
Gender Norms |
Human Capital |
ICT |
Information Communications Technology |
Labor Force Participation |
Labor Market |
Skills Training |
Social Norms |
Tourism |
Vocational Training |
Women |
Sri Lanka Economic conditions |
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Sri Lanka has shown remarkable persistence in low female labor force participation rates-at 36 percent from 2015 to 2017, compared with 75 percent for same-aged men-despite overall economic growth and poverty reduction over the past decade. The trend stands in contrast to the country's achievements in human capital development that favor women, such as high levels of female education and low total fertility rates, as well as its status as an upper-middle-income country. This study intends to better understand the puzzle of women's poor labor market outcomes in Sri Lanka. Using nationally representative secondary survey data-as well as primary qualitative and quantitative research-it tests three hypotheses that would explain gender gaps in labor market outcomes: (1) household roles and responsibilities, which fall disproportionately on women, and the associated sociophysical constraints on women's mobility; (2) a human capital mismatch, whereby women are not acquiring the proper skills demanded by job markets; and (3) gender discrimination in job search, hiring, and promotion processes. Further, the analysis provides a comparison of women's experience of the labor market between the years leading up to the end of Sri Lanka's civil war (2006-09) and the years following the civil war (2010-15). The study recommends priority areas for addressing the multiple supply- and demand-side factors to improve women's labor force participation rates and reduce other gender gaps in labor market outcomes. It also offers specific recommendations for improving women's participation in the five private sector industries covered by the primary research: commercial agriculture, garments, tourism, information and communication technology, and tea estate work. The findings are intended to influence policy makers, educators, and employment program practitioners with a stake in helping Sri Lanka achieve its vision of inclusive and sustainable job creation and economic growth. The study also aims to contribute to the work of research institutions and civil society in identifying the most effective means of engaging more women- and their untapped potential for labor, innovation, and productivity-in Sri Lanka's future. |
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UNINA9911148662603321 |
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American Klezmer : its roots and offshoots / / edited by Mark Slobin |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
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9786612762437 |
9781282762435 |
1282762435 |
9780520935655 |
0520935659 |
9781597344623 |
1597344621 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (255 p.) |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-232) and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1. American Klezmer: A Brief History -- 2. Klezmer-loshn: The Language of Jewish Folk Musicians -- 3. Di Rusishe Progresiv Muzikal Yunyon No. 1 fun Amerike: The First Klezmer Union in America -- 4. The Klezmer in Jewish Philadelphia, 1915-70 -- 5. "All My Life a Musician": Ben Bazyler, a European Klezmer in America -- 6. Bulgǎreascǎ /Bulgarish /Bulgar: The Transformation of a Klezmer Dance Genre -- 7. Sounds of Sensibility -- 8. Klez Kamp and the Rise of Yiddish Cultural Literacy -- 9. Newish, Not Jewish: A Tale of Two Bands -- 10. An Insider's View: How We Traveled from Obscurity to the Klezmer Establishment in Twenty Years -- 11. Why We Do This Anyway: Klezmer as Jewish Youth Subculture -- Sources -- Contributors -- Index |
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Klezmer, the Yiddish word for a folk instrumental musician, has come to mean a person, a style, and a scene. This musical subculture came to the United States with the late-nineteenth-century Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. Although it had declined in popularity by the |
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middle of the twentieth century, this lively music is now enjoying recognition among music fans of all stripes. Today, klezmer flourishes in the United States and abroad in the world music and accompany Jewish celebrations. The outstanding essays collected in this volume investigate American klezmer: its roots, its evolution, and its spirited revitalization. The contributors to American Klezmer include every kind of authority on the subject--from academics to leading musicians--and they offer a wide range of perspectives on the musical, social, and cultural history of klezmer in American life. The first half of this volume concentrates on the early history of klezmer, using folkloric sources, records of early musicians unions, and interviews with the last of the immigrant musicians. The second part of the collection examines the klezmer "revival" that began in the 1970's. Several of these essays were written by the leaders of this movement, or draw on interviews with them, and give firsthand accounts of how klezmer is transmitted and how its practitioners maintain a balance between preservation and innovation. |
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