ABOUT
WRITER · EDITOR · COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
PUBLISHED IN
The World Atlas of Street Food
Migreat Italia
CONSULTED AT
International Finance Corporation
World Food Programme (UN)
J Walter Thompson
International Labour Organization (UN)
Ceylon Arrack
Olu Water
German Development Fund
FORMER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka
YAMU.lk
aboutcolombo.lk (Deputy Editor)
SPEAKER/MODERATOR AT
Gender & Tourism Session - Nepal Tourism, UN Women Nepal
Gender-Balanced Communication - Workshop for the IFC for 13 Leading Companies in Sri Lanka
Society of Professional Journalists Speaker – United States
Panel on Critical Social Media Literacy – Christ University, India
Women of the World Festival Panellist- Janakpur, Nepal
Google Business Groups Colombo
Zonta Club of Colombo - Women in the Workplace Panel
YAMU x MAS Hive Live - Sexual Harassment in the Sri Lankan Workplace
Alliance Français - Panel with the Director + Cast of the Red Mustang
Young Professionals Organization - Panel with Women Entrepreneurs
NIBM University - Chief Guest for Incoming BA Fashion Design
British Council - Moderator for UPFRONT evening with artists
The Design Collective - Fashion Revolution panel on ethical/sustainable production
Colombo Cooperative - Session on Freelancing
ACADEMIC AWARDS
UN University Fellowship Award - Post Graduate Diploma in Gender Equality Studies. Reykjavik, 2020.
EU-IBIES Award - 1 Year Masters' studies in Political Economy. Milan, 2015.
DAAD Scholarship - Journalism & Politics BA Semester. Bremen, 2010.
PRESS
Buzzfeed – A British Skin Care Brand Pressured Asian Influencers To Promote Its Skin Whiteners. They Fought Back. UK, 2020.
Daily Financial Times – Do we need gender quotas? Problem or solution? Sri Lanka, 2018
Arrêt Sur Images – Crèmes Blanchissantest: Unilever Fait Virer Une Journaliste. France, 2020.
The Sunday Morning – Media Meet 2020: Don't be used by the text to fulfil the intentions of the author. Sri Lanka, 2020.
Cosmopolitan – Kinita Shenoy Reveals Her Tale Of Standing Strong In The Face Of Adversity. Sri Lanka, 2017.
Daily Financial Times – IFC’s SheWorks partnership completes a year of big strides to increase role of women in business. Sri Lanka, 2019
Business of Fashion – Daily Digest. UK, 2020.
SBS – Former editor of 'Cosmopolitan' Sri Lanka reveals stand-off with beauty brands over skin lighteners. Australia, 2020.
Ceylon Today – Think Before You Buy. Sri Lanka, 2019.
Daily Mirror – Ladies' Night Short Film Preview. Sri Lanka, 2016.
Aids-Free World – UN Women, Unilever, and AIDS-Free World. United States, July 2019.
Sunday Leader – The Life's Library of Kinita Shenoy. Sri Lanka, 2015.
ReadMe – Three Stories of Sri Lankan Cyberbullying. Sri Lanka, 2018.
The Sunday Morning – Inspiring, Engaging, and Insightful #SheLeads. Sri Lanka, March 2019
Jezebel – Unilever Reportedly Tried to Get a Cosmopolitan Editor Fired. United States, 2020.