Video and Event

Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World

On 8 March 2021, UN Women, Nasdaq and NYC FinTech Women co-organized a 2021 International Women's Day conference on Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World.

Principle 5 - Enterprise development, supply chain and marketing practices

The Women’s Empowerment Principle 5 on implementing supply chain and marketing practices that empower women enables companies to influence business partners through inclusive supply chain policies and standards of engagement, and to use advertising as a powerful driver to

#WeCommit​: NAKATA KOGEI Co., Ltd., a Japanese SME Commits to Advance Gender Equality Regionally

Shuhei Nakata, President of NAKATA KOGEI Co., Ltd., an SME and manufacturer of wooden hangers in the western region of Japan, Toyooka-City, sees the WEPs as an effective framework to advance business practices. Toyooka-City is known for its strong commitment to the SDGs, especially SDG5. Mr.

WE EMPOWER-G7: Irene Natividad on Gender Equality

In March of 2020, WE EMPOWER of UN Women, European Union and International Labour Organization (ILO) convened businesses from across the globe for the We Are Generation Equality: Ring the Bell for Gender Equality event in New York City.

#WeCommit​: AnnieCannons Helps Survivors of Human Trafficking

AnnieCannons supports survivors of human trafficking, domestic abuse and other forms of gender-based violence to gain digital literacy, learn the fundamentals of software development, and secure high-skilled work as software engineers in its train-to-work survivor empowerment program.

Josh Levs on Workplace and Caregiving

Josh Levs, entrepreneur, former CNN and NPR journalist, and the leading global advocator on modern fathers in the workplace, sits down with the WE EMPOWER-G7 Programme team to share his opinion about the importance of caregiving leave in the workplace.

Dan Seymour, UN Women on the Importance of Signing the Women's Empowerment Principles

In March of 2020, WE EMPOWER of UN Women, European Union and International Labour Organization (ILO) convened businesses from across the globe for the "We Are Generation Equality: Ring the Bell for Gender Equality" event in New York City.

#WeLearn: Develop Your Own Leadership Style

On 10 February 2021, the WE EMPOWER - G7 Programme hosted "Develop Your Own Leadership Style" learning session.

Principle 1: High-Level Corporate Leadership

This video explains how CEO’s and the executive team can define the goals and targets for implementing the WEPs; and make the Principles part of the corporate sustainability strategy, day-to-day operations and organizational culture.

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Creating Fair and Equal Workplaces

On 14 December 2020, the UN Women and the UN Global Compact in Denmark co-hosted the "Creating Fair and Equal Workplaces" event with participation of Nordic companies.