Events

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WEPs deep dive webinar on gender equality, supporting employee health and well being

2025 WEPs Deep-dive series: #14 Supporting Employee Health and Well-being

21 May 2025

What is company's role of supporting employee health and wellbeing and w

Webinar gender equality Women's Empowerment WEPs 101

WEPs 101 - May 2025

07 May 2025

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. Join us to learn more about the WEPs, reasons to join, available tools and to get guidance on the signing process.

2025 WEPs Deep-dive series: #13 Tackling E&S in ESG- Ensuring Gender inclusive green transitions

2025 WEPs Deep-dive series: #13 Tackling E&S in ESG- Ensuring Gender inclusive green transitions

23 Apr 2025

Why is it important to keep women in mind during green transition of economy? Learn more about the connection between gender equality and environment through joining this webinar.

WEPs induction Spring 2025

16 Apr 2025

The WEPs Secretariat is hosting a WEPs Induction-Spring 2025 Session. The session will cover the 7 principles of the WEPs, business case and WEPs how to- how to create log in account for weps.org and how to report on your company's progress.

WEPs Deep-dive series: #12 Governance for Gender Equality

WEPs Deep-dive series: #12 Governance for Gender Equality

26 Mar 2025

In this webinar, we will highlight the importance of securing high-level corporate leadership into making gender equality a top strategic priority, and showcase their practices on integrating gender equality into an integral part of the business culture and operations.

WEPs 101- January 2025

WEPs 101- January 2025

29 Jan 2025

Are you not a WEPs signatory yet? Join this webinar to learn more about the WEPs - from 7 principles to how to become a signatory.

Co-hosted by UN Women and the UN Global Compact, this virtual session will provide an overview of the WEPs and how the WEPs provide a strong framework for companies to advance gender equality in the workplace, marketplace, and community.

2025 WEPs Deep-dive series: #10 Taboo Topics, Silatha X UN Women

28 Jan 2025

The 10th session of the WEPs Deep-Dive Series and the first of 2025 will focus on how discussing often-overlooked workplace challenges—such as hormonal cycles, fertility journeys, pregnancy loss and parenthood—can promote psychological safety and enhance leadership. Join the webinar to learn about significant impact that unspoken health topics have on individuals and teams in the workplace and beyond. 

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2024 WEPs Deep-dive Series

26 Nov 2024

In 2024, the WEPs Global Secretariat at UN Women will continue the WEPs deep-dive thematic webinars, which cover many different topics related to gender equality and women’s empowerment.

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2024 WEPs Deep-dive series: #9 Private Sector Tackles Violence Against Women Head on

2024 WEPs Deep-dive series: #9 Private Sector Tackles Violence Against Women Head on

26 Nov 2024

As part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, this interactive session, organized by Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and HeForShe, highlighted how organizations are addressing violence against women and girls through innovative policies, survivor support programs, and community engagement.

 

Listen to an introduction to the WEPs- with German-African Business Association (AV) and the German Agency for Business and Economic Development (AWE)

24 Oct 2024

This virtual session was co-hosted by UN Women, the German-African Business Association (AV) and the German Agency for Business and Economic Development (AWE). 

Listen and learn how the WEPs offer a strong framework for companies to advance gender equality in the workplace, marketplace and community. It provides companies with valuable business networks and opportunities to lead actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 5 on gender equality. 

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