WEPs Learn 2026 - From Commitment to Action
18 Jun 2026
Exclusive to WEPs Signatories, the WEPs secretariat has developed a structured, cohort-based learning journey that supports companies at differing stages of maturity to move from intent to action, and from action to accountability.
Objective
By the end of the learning journey, companies will have progressed from commitment to a more structured and evidence-based approach to gender equality. The series provides the framework, tools and peer exchange to accelerate this journey and set companies up to act on gender equality.
Webinar 2: Regulations driving action for Equal Pay: How companies prepare
10 Jun 2026
UN Women's Global Secretariat for the Women’s Empowerment Principles and the Equal-Salary Foundation are organizing a 3-part global webinar series designed to help companies understand the importance of equal pay and how to take action.
Session Overview
This session brings together leading experts from the International Labour Organization, Equal Pay International Coalition, and private sector leaders to unpack what evolving equal pay regulations mean in practice — and how companies can prepare.
WEPs Transparency & Accountability Roadmap: An Introduction
23 Apr 2026
Gender equality is no longer only a values issue — it is a material business factor shaping performance, resilience and long-term value creation. Yet many companies still face a common challenge: how to move from collecting gender data to using it effectively for decision-making, accountability and impact.
23 Apr 2026
Gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) remains a critical yet underreported workplace issue, with significant impacts on employees, business performance and organizational risk. A key barrier to prevention is the lack of consistent, reliable data to understand prevalence, patterns and root causes.
Launch: 2026 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards
21 Apr 2026
The 2026 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards is back!
They recognize exemplary private sector action aligned to the Women’s Empowerment Principles.
Join the Launch Event on April 21 from 11:00-12:00 (GMT+7) to
21 Apr 2026
Equal pay for work of equal value is a fundamental human right—and an increasing governance, compliance and accountability priority for companies worldwide. Despite progress, global gender pay gaps remain at approximately 20%, reflecting persistent structural inequalities.
2026 Ring the Bell for Gender Equality
02 Mar 2026
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.
WEPs 101 Webinar - February 2026
10 Feb 2026
Want to know more about how gender equality drives stronger business outcomes and how your company can take practical action? Join this session to learn more about the Women's Empowerment Principles.
Co-hosted by UN Women and the UN Global Compact, this virtual session will provide an overview of the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and how the WEPs provide a strong framework for companies to advance gender equality in the workplace, marketplace, and community.
Hear directly from companies why they joined the WEPs.
UN SSE Training Series: Gender Equality and Global Capital Markets
01 Jan 2026
Gender equality is a complex topic, which can discourage people of any gender from addressing it in the workplace. However, as one of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (Goal 5) and as a fundamental human right, gender equality has become increasingly essential to capital markets.
This UN SSE Training on Gender Equality and Global Capital Markets guides participants through the complexities with four modules that take a step-by-step approach that anyone can use to enhance gender equality in markets.