According to a latest survey carried out in the island it
has been revealed that out of the 5.3 million house -holds in the country house holders of 1.3 million house-holds are women the United Nations Fund For Population activities (UNFPA) has stated through their latest report .
Accordingly among the total number of female heads of house-holds 53.3 percent are married,34.6 percent are widows and 7.4 percent are never married.
Over 60 percent of female heads are under 60 years old and 20 percent are below 40 years old the report has stated.Around 7 percent of these female heads have no schooling and 27 percent have only primary education.
Employment among female heads is below 35 percent as estate sector has employed 52 percent of female heads the report said.
The large number of female headed house-holds highlights the need for policy and legal reforms to address discriminatory laws and practices in land inheritance that both disadvantage women and hinder economic productivity.
The report was officialy launched today (06)during a ceremony held in Cinamon Grand Hotel in Colombo.
Accordingly among the total number of female heads of house-holds 53.3 percent are married,34.6 percent are widows and 7.4 percent are never married.
Over 60 percent of female heads are under 60 years old and 20 percent are below 40 years old the report has stated.Around 7 percent of these female heads have no schooling and 27 percent have only primary education.
Employment among female heads is below 35 percent as estate sector has employed 52 percent of female heads the report said.
The large number of female headed house-holds highlights the need for policy and legal reforms to address discriminatory laws and practices in land inheritance that both disadvantage women and hinder economic productivity.
The report was officialy launched today (06)during a ceremony held in Cinamon Grand Hotel in Colombo.
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