A heartfelt thank you to all the companies that responded to the first WEPs Global Surveyin 2025. This report would not have been possible without your openness in sharing progress, lessons learned, and the challenges you face in advancing gender equality. Your honest reflections and thoughtful recommendations are instrumental in shaping the future of the WEPs community. They will directly inform how UN Women strengthens its tools and resources to better support you on your WEPs journey. These efforts will pay particular attention to companies, especially SMEs, that have expressed the…
WEPs Allies
The Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) were created as a framework for the private sector to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment, recognizing its crucial role in driving women’s economic participation. Since its launch, the WEPs community has grown to over 11,000 CEOs from more than 190 countries, with legally registered companies, chambers of commerce, industry associations, and cooperatives eligible to join.
As WEPs continue to expand, many non-eligible organizations, particularly governments and NGOs, have expressed interest in joining the community due to their ability to influence private-sector operations. To address this, the WEPs Ally Initiative has been introduced to engage and recognize these stakeholders. A WEPs Ally is an entity that, while not eligible to become a signatory, has a proven track record of promoting WEPs and influencing gender equality in the private sector.
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Banks have a vital role to play in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in their various roles as employers, financiers, financial services providers, purchasing of goods and services and participants in the broader economic, political and social ecosystem. This guidance, published jointly by UN Women and UNEP FI, equips banks with guidance on prioritizing gender equality in the workplace, marketplace and community. Based on the Women’s Empowerment Principles and the Principles for Responsible Banking, the guidance includes a holistic framework for action, indicators to…
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This white paper lays out the WEPs reporting framework as it stands today, which aims to assist WEPs signatories in systematically assessing and maximizing their impact, identify areas for improvement, and communicate their commitments transparently to stakeholders. It discusses the value of consistent reporting in driving accountability, fostering trust, and aligning with global expectations for corporate responsibility. It also provides a preliminary mapping of the current state of play when it comes to global metrics and reporting on women’s empowerment, recognizing the key gaps that…