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.
Asia-Pacific 2025 Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Forum
18 Nov 2025
The 2025 Asia-Pacific WEPs Forum will bring together 150 participants from WEPs signatories, SMEs, corporates, regulators, stock exchanges, policymakers, industry associations, investors, government agencies and development partners, to shift from commitments to concrete collaboration and accelerated action for gender equality.
12 Nov 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.
Register here.