International Women’s Day Archives

March 10, 2023

65,000+ female coders participate globally, $10000 in scholarships awarded to Sri Lankan students COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 09, 2023: Virtusa Sri Lanka celebrated International Women’s Day at Shangri-La, Colombo today, as part of its global campaign to close the gap in gender equity across the IT industry and STEM fields. Virtusa, a […]

March 8, 2023

Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 8, 2023—Thirteen of the leading companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) have pledged their support to increase women’s representation at both their management and board levels. The move comes as IFC partnered with the CSE for the eighth consecutive year for the ‘Ring the Bell for […]

March 8, 2023

International Women’s day has been marked annually on March 8, in remembrance of the initial protest in the 19th century, and is focused on spreading awareness on female centric issues and celebrating the women in our lives. This year, the theme for International Women’s Day 2023 is #EmbraceEquity, which advocates that equity […]

March 8, 2023

Dubai, UAE, 7 Mar 2023: With a clear mission to forge inclusive work cultures where women’s careers thrive and their achievements are celebrated, the Emirates Group is focusing on the 2023 International Women’s Day theme of #EmbraceEquity through discussions on gender equity, record levels of female promotions and providing company-wide access to ‘Unconscious […]

March 7, 2023

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Sri Lanka, 27th February 2023 – The recently launched Courtyard by Marriott Colombo, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s extraordinary portfolio of 30 hotel brands marks International Women’s Day 2023 by transforming it into a 10-day long festive celebration titled “International Women’s Week” from 1st to 10th March 2023. It is an extravaganza that […]

March 7, 2023

[Colombo, 03/03/23] – WORX Coworking is proud to celebrate International Women’s Day by offering a FREE 1 x Day Hot Desk pass to all women on the 8th of March, 2023. The purpose of this offering is to encourage more women in the workplace to use coworking spaces and take advantage of […]

March 7, 2023

6thMarch 2023, Colombo: Vision Care, Sri Lanka’s largest vision and eye wear solutions provider, has underscored its commitment towards women’s eyecare health by highlighting the importance of proper eyecare among Sri Lankan women and providing free eye testing to all females from 6th to 15th March at all Vision Care branches islandwide. […]

March 1, 2023

International Women’s Day is observed on annually on March 8th, with numerous events and initiatives taking place worldwide to promote women’s empowerment and well-being. In Sri Lanka, the first Women’s Day celebration was held in 1978, and every year since then, the celebration has cantered around different themes. Despite the current social […]

April 11, 2022

A series of women-focussed programmes and events took place at several branches of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon in March, when the world observes International Women’s Day, consequent to the Bank dedicating the first quarter of 2022 to its flagship ‘Anagi’ Women’s Banking portfolio. These events included awareness programmes for women […]

April 8, 2022

Women who break glass ceilings, embody strength and inspire lives through their simple everyday actions rarely get enough recognition for their efforts. In honor of Women’s Day and, more importantly, Women’s History Month, Allianz Lanka hosted a seminar for their employees featuring pioneer and power woman, Chairperson of the Indira Cancer […]

Virtusa Celebrates International Women’s Day with Engineering Equity Hackathon

IFC and Colombo Stock Exchange Ring the Bell for Gender Equality with 13 Top Sri Lankan Companies Pledging to Increase Women’s Corporate Leadership

Celebrating Women at Samsung Sri Lanka

Emirates focuses on 2023 theme of embracing equity this International Women’s Day

Courtyard by Marriott Colombo marks International Women’s Day in style with a special celebration from 1st-10th March

WORX Coworking Offers FREE Daily Pass to All Women in Celebration of International Women’s Day!

Vision Care emphasizes its commitment to women’s eyecare health on International Women’s Day

The Theme of the 2023 International Women’s Day Celebration – “She is the pride of the nation”

ComBank dedicates Q1 of 2022 to women-focussed events under ‘Anagi’ banner

Allianz Lanka Hosts Webinar to Encourage Women to Break the Bias