Women's Day: People Leaders Highlight Women Focused HR Initiatives & their Impact

Chamindra Perera Dassanayake, Director, GRI  

Empowering Women for Leadership and Growth

Initiative to Support Women's Career Growth at GRI Tires. Have a Leadership Development Program to bridge gender gaps in leadership and create a structured career advancement pathway for women recognizing the challenges women face in traditionally male-dominated industries like manufacturing a multi-tiered development initiative focusing on Mentorship & Coaching, Leadership Training, Structured Career Pathways.

Women Rising in Leadership

We hope to see an increase in female representation in middle and senior management roles within two years. One standout success story is a quality engineer, who initially struggled with confidence and visibility in leadership discussions. Through the above she received mentorship from a senior director and exposure from an expat who helped her build strategic leadership skills while leading a key automation project, proving her ability to handle high-impact initiatives and was promoted becoming one of the few women in the company to hold this position. Her journey is a testament to how structured career support can break barriers and empower women to reach leadership positions in industries where they are traditionally underrepresented.