Socio-economic Research on Identifying the Major Factors that Affect Women’s Career Choice in Kesbewa Divisional Secretariat in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue VIII, August 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186

Socio-economic Research on Identifying the Major Factors that Affect Women’s Career Choice in Kesbewa Divisional Secretariat in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka

W. T. D. Wijethunga*, S.D.Y. Jayarathne
Department of Sociology, Department of Anthropology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda
*Corresponding author

Abstract: Due to the openness of education and the open economic pattern in the Sri Lankan society, the social status of the woman in the traditional society has changed drastically – resulting in the woman becoming a homemaker and becoming a professional worker. According to the Central Bank Annual Report, women’s employment increased from 32-9% in 2012 to 35-6% in 2013 – the most significant increase in employment for women is the increasing number of women seeking employment Moving. In the past, women turned to the occupational and apparel sector, and are now turning to outside careers such as administrative services, nursing, teaching and medical, and law especially in the health sector, where nursing was the top female employer. Today in the medical field. In 2008, the number was 131, compared to 176 in 2009. The number of engineers, which fell from 9% in 1985 to 12% in 2008, has increased to 14% in 2009 – in the case of the Administration Division The total number of women employed in the legal sector was 270 in 2009, compared to 248 in 2008. Accordingly, the main research problem of this research was to find out what are the factors that contribute to the creation of a career choice.

Keywords: Sociology, Anthropology, Women, Power, Career.

I. INTRODUCTION AND RESEARCH PROBLEM/ HYPOTHESIS

The main objective of this research was to identify the major factors that affect women’s career choice. Importantly, the importance of this research can be discussed under three categories: Subjective Importance, Research Importance, Timely Importance, There is a link between this study of sociology and social research in society – particularly in the areas of population study, migration, balanced sociology, gender, etc. Although the term ‘career choice’ is not directly addressed in sociology – However, as an important phenomenon associated with society, this women’s career holds some significance in the field of sociology.

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