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Item Women in Tourism Employment: A Case of Maldives.(8th International Conference on Business & Information ICBI – 2017, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Moosa, Z.The purpose of this article was to review some of the relevant literature applicable to women’s employment in the context of Maldives. It also reviews the status of women’s employment in the Maldivian tourism industry by focusing on the employment in the tourist resorts. Tourism has become the world's largest industry that provides employment and contributes to GDP. Tourism is also seen as an avenue for income generation for women. Women represent 50% of the labor force worldwide. Even with education and skills, they are a minority in the workplace. Hence, this review provides an understanding of the status of employment related to women in the tourist resorts of Maldives.Item Role of Micro Finance in the Empowerment of Women in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Kaluarachchi, D.G.P.; Jahfer, A.The microfinance is a tool for empowerment of poor people which could contribute for the development of the economy. In recent years, women are playing a big role in the economy. This research tries to examine the role of micro finance for the empowerment of women in Sri Lanka. For the analyses, data were collected using a questionnaire distributed among the randomly selected beneficiaries of micro finance in the Polonnaruwa district in Sri Lanka. Most of the women started their business by taking loan from Micro Finance Institutions as compared to other sources. They were able to increase their income and provide not only with the financial help to their families but also had a positive impact on other factors of daily life. These poor women brought about a positive change to their financial and social situation and started taking active part in the decision making process of the family and society. The research findings conclude that there is a significant and the positive relationship among the loan amount and the monthly income level of the beneficiaries in micro finance. And also there is a significant relationship between the success of the business and the loan amount generated by Micro Finance. The results obtained from the analysis, reveals that microfinance schemes are highly influential in build social and economic empowerment in women.