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International

Women’s Day

Celebration of CPM Sri Lanka

Key Presenter Panelists Panelists
Kushani Rohanadeera Shifara Farook Primrose
Chief of Staff and Deputy Ismail Mascarenhas
Secretary-General of Group Chief Executive Director Administration/
Parliament Officer HR Consultant
Wayamba Printpack Ramtop Enterprise.
Pvt ltd Governing Council Member,
CPM Sri Lanka
Session Facilitator Panelists Panelists
Ganga Fernando Bonali Perera Dr. Buddhima
Subasinghe
Senior Lecturer, Director/Co-Founder,
Dept. of Finance, U-Turn International Youngest PhD Holder in
Faculty of Mgt. & Finance Mrs Earth Sri Lanka 2019 South Asia
University of Colombo. Head Student Life &
Governing Council Member, Engagement
CPM Sri Lanka National Institute of
Business Management
Compère
Darshika
Wickramasinghe
Group MD/Co-Founder,
V-Share Group of Companies

he Institute invited seven of its lady Commission defines the glass ceiling as “the
members, in commemoration of The unseen, yet unbreachable barrier that keeps
International Women’s Day, to express minorities and women from rising to the upper
Ttheir stance on women’s leadership in rungs of the corporate ladder, regardless of their
society. It was a new initiative from CPM Sri qualifications or achievements.”
Lanka to recognise women professionals who The term “Glass ceiling was first used by Marylyn
are putting tremendous efforts in respective Loden during a 1978 speech”. Today in the
professions in shaping a more equal future
21st century, society has come a long way in
The term “glass ceiling has come to describe the establishing gender equality. Yet, nevertheless
situation where women find it hard to climb to the the term is used as a measure of progress when
apex of the corporate ladder. organisations look back on new challenges and
The United States Federal Glass Ceiling developments in Women’s Rights.
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