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STANDARD CHARTERED SRI LANKA
Q: How do you view women’s representation in the public and private sectors? A: Men and women hail from different experiences and views. Women bring diversity into a company’s culture…
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ROCKLAND DISTILLERIES
Q: What is your assessment of female empowerment in Sri Lanka? A: While we proudly say that the world’s first female prime minister is our very own Sirimavo Bandaranaike, female…
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JOHN KEELLS HOLDINGS
Q: What is your assessment of Sri Lanka’s journey regarding female empowerment? Ishara Naufal: Sri Lanka has made progress on gender equality; however, societal norms that perpetuate gender stereotypes cause…
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DIMO
Q: What does the human resources (HR) profession offer women? A: The HR profession is about creating value for an organisation; it creates value for people as well. The Diversity and…
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EMERGING ENTREPRENEURS
EMPOWERED WOMEN EMPOWER WOMEN Emerging entrepreneurs Amirthalingam Ranjana and Sharminy Thiyaharan Q: What was the beginning of your entrepreneurial journey? Ranjana: I grew up wanting a government job because it…
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SRI LANKAN OF THE YEAR | 2021
Yohani de Silva CHART CLIMBER Her hit rendition produced a mass following of cheerleaders Against the backdrop of multiple crises on various fronts, 2021 proved to be another difficult year…
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SRI LANKAN OF THE YEAR | 2018
Dr. Asha de Vos OCEANS’ CHAMP Sri Lanka’s award-winning marine research trailblazer It goes without saying that she has blazed a trail in the field of marine research, and turned…
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SRI LANKAN OF THE YEAR | 2017
Jacqueline Fernandez SHOWBIZ ICON The Bollywood idol who sports a charming demeanour Four years ago, when LMD’s second female Sri Lankan Of The Year (SLOTY) was announced, we wrote: “It…
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