Attacked Gender Identities: The Enigma of Cyberbullying in Sri Lankan Workplaces

2021 ◽  
pp. 153-180
Author(s):  
Arosha S. Adikaram ◽  
R. M. Dushmanthi K. Ratnayake
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Gender Identities

Compromising gender identities

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanchana Wijayawardena ◽  
Nilupama Wijewardena ◽  
Ramanie Samaratunge
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Role Expectations ◽  
Women Engineers ◽  
Work Role ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Gender Identities ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Women In Information Technology

Purpose Given the limited research on women in information technology (IT) sectors in emerging economies and the importance of understanding their experiences working in highly gendered IT firms, the purpose of this paper is to examine the specific gendered strategies used by women engineers to stay in gender-atypical IT firms in Sri Lanka using job embeddedness as a theoretical lens. Design/methodology/approach Data collection was done through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions on a sample of 14 women engineers employed in five leading IT firms in Sri Lanka. Findings Respondents perceived the work role expectations in the Sri Lankan IT industry as masculine. Respondents compromised their own gender identities to engage in four distinct strategies to link and fit with the prevailing work role expectations. “Using a hybrid style” and “being passive and neutral” were respondents’ link strategies, while “adopting masculine traits” and “demonstrating self-confidence” related to their fit strategies. Research limitations/implications Men and women who aspire to enter the IT sector need to be pre-prepared and educated about the characteristics of IT cultures and prevailing gender norms along with the subject knowledge. Managers of IT firms need to create positive work environments for their women employees that aid them to fit and link with their workplaces. Originality/value The study provides a deeper understanding of how women manage gender-related issues within gender-atypical IT firms in Sri Lanka and stay in their employment.

Psychosocial functioning in Sri Lankan children exposed to multiple trauma

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Jane Garcia ◽  
Gaithri A. Fernando ◽  
Deborah E. Laurin ◽  
Amber Hannah
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Trauma ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Sri Lankan Children

Trauma Exposure and Depression in Sri Lankan Children

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura N. Petersen ◽  
Sharonne Herbert ◽  
Christopher Chen ◽  
Gaithri A. Fernando ◽  
Kenneth E. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Trauma Exposure ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Sri Lankan Children

A bioactivity-guided screening of Sri Lankan plants in the search for novel antibacterial and anticancer agents

Planta Medica ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (S 01) ◽  
pp. S1-S381
Author(s):  
S Mohotti ◽  
S Rajendran ◽  
T Muhammad ◽  
AA Strömstedt ◽  
R Burman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anticancer Agents ◽  
Sri Lankan
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