UN Women 2020 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards Regional Awardee Profile (Leadership Commitment, Durreen Shahnaz)

The UN Women Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards is the first regional awards initiative that recognizes companies who are taking action for gender equality in the region aligned to the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), with the ultimate objective to make good practices visible and encourage more business to take action by joining the WEPs.

In 2020, a total of 18 leaders and companies were recognized across 6 categories: Leadership Commitment, Youth Leadership, Gender-inclusive Workplace, Gender-responsive Marketplace, Community and Industry Engagement, and COVID-19 Action.

Check out the profiles of the 2020 gender champions and learn the impacts they have created in enabling a more gender-equal business world.