various industrial sectors amounts to 27.4%. Further, women’s labour contribution in the other services amounts to 43.9%. Main industrial sectors Sri Lanka Gender Male Female 100.0 100.0 100.0 Agriculture 26.0 24.5 28.8 Industries 28.3 28.7 27.4 Other services 45.7 46.7 43.9 Sri Lanka Source: Labour Force Survey in Sri Lanka- First Quarter -2017 Report (Department of Census and Statistics) In the context of gender wise population in Sri Lanka, number of employees engaged in various employments as per 2015 data, can be categorized as follows: 34.9 % of employees engaged in unofficial employments, viz. handicrafts and other industries are females. Female contribution in Managements services and legal drafting sectors is 25.9% while female contribution in various categories of employment is 65.8%. Women’s contribution in employment in instant services amounts to 32.2% while females engaged in clerical duties amounts to 51.8%. Contribution of female Sales Assistants amounts to 31.3 % while female contribution in agricultural and fishery related employment amounts to 33.8%. Further, women’s contribution in the employment in related handicrafts amounts to 34.2% while female labour contribution in the estate sectors’ employment is 14.3%. Female labour contribution in initial employment is 37.7% while their contribution in Forces is 12.6%. 35 35