AIA's Chathuri Munaweera recognized for her efforts to bridge the gender gap in insurance  

Ms. Chathuri Munaweera,

AIA Insurance’s Director and Chief Officer- Legal, Governance and Operations Chathuri Munaweera has been recognized as one of the 16 trailblazers who are driving gender equality across Sri Lanka. 
This recognition was made at the launch of the #TogetherWeCan campaign by the IFC-DFAT SheWorks Sri Lanka Partnership. This campaign amplifies the 16 company business cases for more diverse and equal workplaces and paves the way forward for the rest of the private sector to enhance employment opportunities for women, AIA Insurance said in media release.
The awards ceremony was recently hosted at the Australia house by David Holly, Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and Maldives. It was noted that over 170,000 employees are advancing gender equality within the workplace and reaping business benefits, thanks to 16 SheWorks members, who have made over 100 commitments to recruit, promote and retain women in the workforce.  

Ms. Munaweerai was recognized for AIA’s efforts in creating a gender-smart workplace at AIA while also working towards gender parity and increased female participation at AIA.  
“Gender parity is central in having a dynamic balanced workforce. Female employees and Wealth Planners play an integral part in our business success. AIA recognised early, the narrowing trends of female participation at work and took many sustainable steps over the years to ensure that our female colleagues have a work environment that provides leverage and flexibility to arrange work within family circumstances, at times of life where such support is needed most,” she said.