Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs)

🤔Did you check out 10-Point Action Plan to End Women’s Economic Exclusion document yet? ➡️If not, you can read it here: https://lnkd.in/eekaPUuQ 🔍 Research shows women are more likely to use financial services when they’re served by women. Yet, the numbers tell a different story. In India, women make up just 22% of bank employees and 12% of microfinance institution staff. 💔This gap not only limits women's access to financial tools — it also hinders innovation. Studies show that companies with more women employees tend to be more innovative, which is vital for creating products that actually meet women’s needs. 💡 Financial service providers have a powerful opportunity: ✅ Hire more women at banks and mobile money agent outlets. ✅ Boost women’s confidence in engaging with formal financial systems. ✅ Drive inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction. #WEPs #FinancialInclusion #GenderEquality #EndPoverty #WomensEconomicEmpowerment Better Than Cash Alliance United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Women's World Banking The World Bank UNSGSA

Today is World Youth Skills Day! 🌍 This month, as we focus on reducing poverty, we recognize the critical role of skills development for young people—especially young women and girls—in breaking cycles of inequality and driving inclusive economic growth. 💡 When youth have access to quality education, mentorship, and vocational training, they are better equipped to secure decent work, launch businesses, and lead innovation. Yet too often, young women face barriers to these opportunities, from gender stereotypes to lack of investment in their potential. 💼 We call on companies to: 🔹 Invest in education, training, and professional development for women 🔹 Promote gender-sensitive career guidance 🔹 Support young women’s access to STEM and green economy skills Empowering youth with skills isn't just a celebration—it's a strategy to end poverty and build resilient, gender-equal economies. #WorldYouthSkillsDay #WEPs #YouthEmpowerment #PovertyReduction #GenderEquality #SkillsForLife

Join us for WEPs Deep-Dive Series #16: Creating Employment for Women Living in Poverty 🌍 📅 Date: Wednesday, 23 July 2025 🕒 Time: 9:00–10:15 AM EDT 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dVxGrBh2 👥 Speakers: Alp Aksoy from Diversey Gulf (with Izabela Szeliga Erşahin from Sustainable Journey) Nicholas Spencer and kim heang chunn IBIS Rice Conservation Co., Ltd Laís Fernanda Souza from Accor Brasil 📢 This session will explore how the private sector can support women’s economic empowerment as a powerful pathway out of poverty. 💼 Learn from experts as they share practical insights, success stories, and innovative strategies to create inclusive employment opportunities, especially in underserved communities. Don’t miss this timely conversation on building resilient economies through gender equality in the workplace, marketplace, and community. #WEPs #GenderEquality #DecentWork #InclusiveGrowth #PrivateSectorEngagement #WomensEmpowerment #Beijing30 #SDGs #EmploymentEquality

🌍 Poll Time! When it comes to reducing poverty, women's empowerment is key — but what's the most impactful strategy? ➡️Equal pay and closing the gender wage gap ➡️Expanding access to quality care (ex. child care, elderly care ect) ➡️Increasing women’s access to decent work ➡️Supporting women entrepreneurs and small business owners 💬 Tell us in comment below: which of these do you think can drive the greatest change? #WEPs #WomensEmpowerment #GenderEquality #DecentWork #EndPoverty #SocialImpact #FutureOfWork

💼 Higher female labour force participation has the potential to turbocharge economic growth, but access alone is not enough. 🌍 Today, just 61% of prime working-age women are in the labour force, compared to 90.6% of men. 🤔And nearly 60% of women globally work in the informal economy, with that number surging to over 90% in low-income countries. 💔These women often hold precarious, low-paid jobs without social protections — as domestic workers, construction labourers, and seasonal agricultural workers. Companies are joining the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) community to make public commitment to work on: ✔️ Equal pay for work of equal value ✔️ Robust social protections ✔️ Opportunities for skills development and advancement Investing in quality jobs for women isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s a proven strategy for sustainable development. When women thrive, economies grow, families prosper, and communities become more resilient. #GenderEquality #DecentWork #WomenInWorkforce #InclusiveGrowth #WEPs #SocialProtection #WomensEconomicEmpowerment #FutureOfWork

15 years ago, UN Women was created with a bold mission: to become the United Nations powerhouse for #GenderEquality and women’s empowerment. Today, we continue to stand up for the rights, equality, and empowerment of the world’s 4 billion women and girls. We will never back down. We will never give up. Join us in driving lasting change #ForAllWomenAndGirls: https://lnkd.in/ez9JbT6x #GlobalGoals

📍 This July, we focus reducing poverty through creating employment opportunities for women — and how the private sector can drive impact by advancing gender equality across the workplace, marketplace, and community through Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) 🎯 Women's economic empowerment is one of the most powerful levers to break intergenerational poverty. When women work, communities invest more in education, health, and resilience. 💔Yet, gender gaps in labor force participation, pay, and access to decent work persist globally. 📊 The Call to Action: ➡️Build inclusive workplaces that offer fair pay and safe conditions ➡️Invest in skills development, training, and entrepreneurship for women ➡️Strengthen care infrastructure to enable women’s workforce participation Design policies that uplift women in both formal and informal economies 🌍 Gender equality isn’t just a goal — it’s a solution. Let’s spotlight pathways that create dignified work, reduce inequality, and build stronger economies for all. #GenderEquality #WEPs #WomensEmployment #DecentWork #PovertyReduction #SDGs #InclusiveGrowth #Beijing30

Empowering Women-led Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) through Gender Lens Investing! 🌍 This #MSMEsDay, we spotlight gender lens investing as a pathway to bridge the financing gap for women entrepreneurs and advance inclusive growth. 💡 As highlighted in “Empowering Women, Building Sustainable Assets” report, private and public equity funds are incorporating the WEPs to: ✅ Support women-led MSMEs through investments in entrepreneurship and innovation ✅ Encourage investee companies to become WEPs signatories ✅ Address systemic gender barriers in key sectors ✅ Promote inclusive policies—like equal pay, parental leave, and supplier diversity ✅ Use over 70 WEPs-aligned indicators to track impact 📖 Read more: https://lnkd.in/e3C9TtPA #WEPs #GenderEquality #WomensEmpowerment #GenderLensInvesting #InclusiveFinance #MSMEs #FinanceForGenderEquality #InvestInWomen

#Banks have a vital and multidimensional role to play in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment. 📖Our target-setting guidance for banks outlines how financial institutions can align with the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) to drive sustainable impact. 🌟It outlines how to: ✔ Support women as leaders, entrepreneurs, and customers ✔ Apply the WEPs across workplace, marketplace, and community ✔ Set targets and measure progress ✔ Build inclusive portfolios with real impact 🌟Through this publication, you can learn how banks can: ✔develop supplier diversity policies ✔integrate gender criteria into procurement ✔offer tailored financial products and services for women-led MSMEs. 💡It also mentions capacity-building programmes, inclusive workplace strategies, and mechanisms for impact tracking, all of which contribute to empowering women across the value chain. 📘 Read the full guidance: https://lnkd.in/e9Vve_3T #WEPs #FinancingGenderEquality #GenderLensBanking #UNWomen #InclusiveFinance #WomenInFinance #WomensEmpowerment

🌟For the last 11 years, stock exchanges and central counterparty clearing houses around the globe have come together for the annual 'Ring the Bell for Gender Equality' event to accelerate gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and community. 🎉This year, over 50 UN Women offices came together across the world on #InternationalWomensDay to mark the occasion. 🙋♀️From delivering keynote speeches, and participating in high-level panels in collaboration with exchanges and partners across the globe, they promoted access to finance for women, and encouraged women to invest in public markets. 🌟Read more about this year's ring the bell through our blog here: https://lnkd.in/ebnA42zt #RingTheBell #GenderEquality #WomensEmpowerment #WEPs #InclusiveBusiness #FinanceForEquality