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Virtusa Sri Lanka reports above industry-average gender equity rate-By Hiran H.Senewiratne   The key figures at the recent Virtusa Sri Lanka forum Source:Island Women’s participation in the ICT sector in Sri Lanka is low compared to many countries but Virtusa Sri Lanka has taken the lead to break this barrier. Virtusa has around 40,000 employees globally and Virtusa Sri Lanka is one of the organization’s key development centres with a female workforce that is higher than the industry rate. It is estimated that the local ICT workforce is around 200,000 with only about 25 per cent being women. According to some available data this number is around the 40% mark in European countries. Virtusa Sri Lanka celebrated International Women’s Day at Shangri-La, Colombo on Thursday as part of its global campaign to close the gap in gender equity across the IT industry and STEM fields. Virtusa is a global provider ...