FIDA appoints Director, Regional VP from Sri Lanka

On an invitation from Federation International for Women Lawyers (FIDA) International President Jethlyn A. Burrows of Bahamas, FIDA Asia Regional Vice President and Sri Lanka Women Lawyers’ Association Past President Ridmika Dep and FIDA Sri Lanka Country Vice President and Sri Lanka Women Lawyers’ Association Co Vice President Pramuditha Senaratne participated in the 36th Triennial International Convention 2017, held at The Grand Lucayan Resort, the Bahamas recently.
Women lawyers from many parts of the world participated in the convention.

Cognizant of the fact that investing in women and children is key to advancing sustainable development, the FIDA had chosen the priority theme for the 2017 convention as ‘The economic empowerment of women and children in an evolving world’. 

Several distinguish speakers delivered valuable speeches and discussed the issues based on empowering women to participate fully in economic life across all sectors and throughout all levels of economic activity, which are essential to build strong economies, establish more stable and just societies, achieve internationally-agreed goals for development, sustainability and human rights, improve quality of life for women, men, families and communities and propel businesses’ operations and goals. 

Dep delivered a presentation under the theme ‘Economic empowerment of women from village to the boardroom’ explaining the Sri Lankan laws relating to ‘laws on protecting the rights of women in the workplace and equal pay’.

Dep and Senaratne represented Sri Lanka at the cultural show at the convention and performed for the song ‘Our Land’ of Gypsies. 

At the election held for the FIDA Executive Committee for 2017-2020, Dep was appointed as one of the Directors of FIDA; it has been a first time for Sri Lanka. Senaratne was appointed as one of the Regional Vice Presidents of FIDA. It is an evidence of global recognition for the Sri Lankan women lawyers.