Women Empowerment Archives

June 1, 2025
International
World

Historic First: Emirati business leader Shaikha Al Nowais appointed first woman Secretary-General of UN Tourism

Shaikha Al Nowais (Image credit: Shaikha Al Nowais official webiste) The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) has elected Shaikha Al Nowais as the next Secretary-General of UN Tourism. She will be the first woman to lead the organization since its establishment in 1975, marking 50 years of its history.Nowais is set to begin […]

April 17, 2025
International
World

Sri Lanka’s women-run hotel breaks down barriers | World News

KANDALAMA: Time for the daily staff meeting at Sri Lanka’s Hotel Amba Yaalu where woman manager Jeewanthi Adhikari jokes: “This won’t look very serious, there are only girls around the table.”The hotel, on the shores of Lake Kandalama in the green hills of central Sri Lanka, opened in January with a unique selling point — […]