Satynmag.com and CIMA Sri Lanka Women Friendly Workplace Awards on 2 November

• To recognise Sri Lanka’s most women friendly workplaces

The first-ever Women Friendly Workplace Awards (WFWP Awards) 2021 jointly pioneered by Satynmag.com and CIMA Sri Lanka will be held on 2 November, with COVID-19 protocols strictly observed.

The Chief Guest for the event is IFC Programme Manager Women in Work Sri Lanka Sarah Twigg.

The process of evaluation and judging of the WFWP Awards was held throughout the pandemic, and the event itself will highlight the importance of recognising companies where women experience an empowering culture.

A breakthrough initiative pioneered by www.satynmag.com, Sri Lanka’s leading women’s online magazine and CIMA Sri Lanka, the WFWP Awards has drawn a considerable level of interest from corporates and organisations with many taking part.

Commenting on the initiative, CIMA Sri Lanka Country Manager Zahara Ansary, FCMA, CGMA says that the high level of participation affirms a healthy level of support towards creating women friendly work standards in Sri Lanka.

“The interest and commitment shown by Sri Lanka’s leading companies and the personal assurance of CEOs and senior management of these entities in endorsing the WFWP Awards as a benchmark in gender relations in Sri Lanka is noteworthy. We were delighted to see the initiatives undertaken by various organisations to help women at their workplaces.”

“Creating women friendly work places is no longer just a buzz word – giving time and space to include a key criteria in UN SDG goals, that of gender equality is a standard of global acceptance and endorsement for gender relations in Sri Lanka,” says www.satynmag.com Founder/Editor Nayomini Weerasooriya.

Several rounds of evaluations were held – from the evaluation of initial applications to Presentations made to the Panel of Judges, attended by the senior management of each participating organisation. 

Ernst & Young are partnering the event as evaluation partners. The awards will be held on 2 November at the Atrium Lobby of the Cinnamon Grand from 5 p.m. onwards and will recognise the Top Ten Women Friendly Workplaces, followed by five Honourable Mentions. The awards are a first for the corporate sector in Sri Lanka and will herald in a new chapter of recognition that elevates the current status of working and career women.