Events

WEPs 101 - May 2022 session

24 May 2022

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.

Interested? Please register here.

2022 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards Information Session

17 May 2022

Applications are open now through June 30th for the UN Women 2022 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards! Curious if your organization is eligible? Wondering which category to apply for? Join us for this Information Session to learn more about the process and application and get your questions answered live. Please register here.

Gender Equality and Climate Change Finance: the Role of Public Development Banks

16 Mar 2022

On 16 March, please join Government of France, Government of Morocco,  Agence Française de Développement (AFD), African Development Bank (AfDB), European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) for the Gender Equality and Climate Change Finance – The Role of Public Development Banks high-level side event during CSW66.

 

How Exchanges Can Advance Gender Equality - report launch

08 Mar 2022

Join us at this virtual event "How Exchanges Can Advance Gender Equality", co-organized by the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative, the International Finance Corporation and UN women. Updated guidance and best practices will be shared.

Change Makers: Women Empowering a Sustainable Future

08 Mar 2022

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Event replay here.

 

The Event

Women's Empowerment Principles 101: Empowering Women in the Workplace, Marketplace, and Community

03 Feb 2022

We are pleased to invite you to the Women’s Empowerment Principles 101 – Empowering Women in the Workplace, Marketplace, and Community virtual session. 

This virtual session will provide an overview of the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and how the WEPs provide a strong framework to support companies when striving for gender equality in the workplace, marketplace, and community. Join us to learn more about the WEPs, available tools, and obtain guidance on the sign-on process

2021 Regional Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards

18 Nov 2021

Organized by WeEmpowerAsia, the 2021 WEPs Awards Regional Ceremony will be the final culminating event to unveil the region’s top private sector champions for gender equality.

Sustainable bonds: bridging the gap for gender equality

16 Nov 2021

You are invited to join the launch of “A Practitioner’s Guide to Using Sustainable Debt for Gender Equality” followed by a discussion the how sustainable bond issuance can be used to finance gender-related projects and strategies.

Women's Empowerment Principles 101: Empowering Women in the Workplace, Marketplace, and Community

28 Oct 2021

This virtual session will provide an overview of the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and how the WEPs provide a strong framework to support companies when striving for gender equality in the workplace, marketplace, and community. Join us to learn more about the WEPs, available tools, and obtain guidance on the sign-on process

Powerful alliances building a better future for women across the world

14 Oct 2021

We invite you to an interactive discussion on how UN Women, ILO and the European Union have advanced gender equality and empowered women in Asia, Europe, G7 and Latin America.