Gender
MP Amarasuriya calls out Sri Lanka’s low rank on female labour force participation
…according to the 2009 [sic, 2019] Annual Report from the Central Bank, the female labour force participation rate of Sri Lanka was 34.5%. It was 73% for men... We have one of the lowest female labour force participation rates in the world.
Official Facebook Page | September 10, 2020
Posted on: 14 October, 2020
True
MP Premadasa correct on his representation of women in politics
…[we] have not been able to increase representation [of women] in parliament. Even today, representation of women in our parliament is at a level of 5.8%.
Mawbima | October 22, 2019
Posted on: 21 January, 2020
True
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa correct on the higher education of women.
Today, the percentage of women studying in universities exceeds 50 percent.
Divaina | September 2, 2019
Posted on: 20 December, 2019
True
Wickramaratne employs correct statistics on gender gap in the labour force
"Sri Lanka’s Labour Force Participation (LFP) was 36% for women versus 75% for men in 2016, which is the 14th largest gender gap in LFP globally.
Daily FT | September 25, 2019
Posted on: 24 October, 2019
True
President overstates share of women in the public sector
Of [public sector employees], 70% are women.
Dinamina | March 28, 2019
Posted on: 6 June, 2019
False