Hashitha Abeywardana is Senior Technical Advisor at Chrysalis, an organisation that helps communities and institutions to embrace diversity and catalyze inclusive growth for women and youth. In this session, Hashitha explained how companies can harness technology to support women entrepreneurs and to address gender based violence. Also, he listed several good examples of initiatives that are going in the right direction.
RESOURCES
- Counting the Cost: The Price Society Pays for Violence Against Women
- Barriers to Recruiting and Retaining Youth, Including Women, to the Hospitality Industry in Sri Lanka
- A study on Women’s Representation and Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Northern Sri Lanka
- Broadening Gender: Why Masculinities Matter
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