women’s empowerment Archives - Lanka Business News

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 […]

September 27, 2022

India, August 2022 – Hasini Gunasekara, entrepreneur, Director of Naturals salon chain in Sri Lanka, and Managing Director of International Academy of Beauticians was recognized as an outstanding contributor towards women’s empowerment and was awarded the Woman Influencer Award at the recent South India Miss & Mrs – 2002 Award Show organized […]

December 30, 2021

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has adopted the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) as part of its commitment to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and community. The WEPs are a set of Principles offering guidance to businesses on how to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment. Established […]

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

Hasini Gunasekara Recognized as one of South Asia’s Outstanding Contributors to Women’s Empowerment

CSE aims to further advance gender equality as a signatory of the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles