WEPs Guidance

Gender-Responsive Procurement

The Gender-Responsive Procurement Guidance Note helps companies implement the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs).

Mentoring in the Workplace

Mentoring is an effective and increasingly popular way for private sector companies to advance the Women’s Empowerment Principle 4, promote women’s training and professional development, and drive positive organizational culture change.

Building Inclusive Boards to Achieve Gender Equality

Women’s active participation and decision-making in the economy is crucial for long-term economic prosperity.

Empowering Women at Work: Company Policies and Practices for Gender Equality

This report presents key guiding frameworks and 38 illustrative policies and practices for companies to promote gender equality at work, with focus on five key areas:

1. Achievement of equal pay for work of equal value;

Attracting and Retaining Talent through Inclusive Family-Friendly Policies

This guidance note forms part of a toolkit to help companies implement the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs). It shows that investing in family-friendly policies, such as parental, maternity and paternity leave, make business sense and benefit both employers and employees.

Call to Action: Leveraging the WEPs Framework to Target Racism and Discrimination in the World of Work

The Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) provide a framework to help companies of all sizes deepen their commitment to gender equality in the workplace, marketplace and community.

Tackling Sexual Harassment in the World of Work

The private sector plays a key role in tackling gender-based violence in the world of work.

WEPs Action Card - Gender Parity on Boards

This Action Card gives a snapshot at the recommendations for achieving gender parity on boards.

WEPs Action Card - Closing Gender Pay Gaps

Based on the WEPs Guidance Note, Closing Gender Pay Gaps to Achieve Gender Equality at Work, this Action Card gives a snapshot at the recommendations for achieving equal pay for work of equal value at

Diagnosis for Equal Remuneration

The Diagnosis for Equal Remuneration (DIR) is a new self-evaluation tool developed by UN Women for companies and organizations committed to equality.