International Women’s Day 2022 was observed at CLS on 08th March at a simple but meaningful ceremony where the biases and preconceived notions were illustrated.
Ms Chandani Ekanayake, General Manager of Amsafe Bridport; a leading aviation product manufacturer was the guest speaker. She spoke of the importance of focusing on the quality of what is delivered and that females can succeed in a male dominant industry by remaining committed to achieving the end result.
Director, Shehani Kulathunga who is one of the oldest employees of the organization was invited to speak on how she broke biases during her 22year journey in freight forwarding. She went on to speak about how it is important for females to capitalize on opportunities given and to groom others.
Roshan Silva, Founder and Managing Director of CL Synergy described the history and purpose of IWD and reiterated the company’s commitment to its female employees. He mentioned that several key positions of the company are held by females and that the management has always looked to provide opportunities to the best talent irrespective of gender or other social factors.
Pursuant to the company’s charity calendar and sponsoring of charities on a monthly basis, a donation of LKR 100,000 was made to Emerge Lanka Foundation during the event.
All the ladies were given a token along with an inspirational note which read ‘Gender does not define capability or skill. Know your worth and pursue your dreams.’
The programme concluded with all those present being reminded of the unconscious biases that affect our thought processes and how all of us need to be mindful of such biases that hamper the progress of the world.
