For the 11th year, UN Women will engage stock exchanges through the global Ring the Bell for Gender Equality initiative, marking the 2026 International Women’s Day and elevating gender equality as a core issue of corporate leadership, transparency and accountability.
Together with our partners IFC, UN Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative, the UN Global Compact and the World Federation of Exchanges, the campaign brings together stock exchanges, regulators, investors, listed companies and the UN system to spotlight the private sector’s role in advancing gender equality across the workplace, marketplace and community.
Aligned with the 2026 International Women’s Day theme, Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL women and girls, this engagement underscores the role of business and financial markets in turning commitments into measurable action. Through Ring the Bell, WEPs signatories can help reinforce gender equality as a non-negotiable element of sustainable business and long-term value creation, while supporting collective action at national, regional, and global levels.
Find further information about participating stock exchanges, see here.
The 2025 report is available here.