Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards 2021 Launch - Recorded Livestream

The virtual launch of the UN Women 2021 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards took place on April 21, 2021, promising once again to recognize outstanding business commitment and leadership to advance gender equality. Following the success of its 1st edition last year, the event highlighted best practices from the 2020 winners and judges at a panel discussion with Ma. Aurora ‘Boots’ Geotina-Garcia, President of Mageo Consulting Inc, Chair of PhilWEN and Co-Chair of PBCWE (2020 Regional Jury Member); Professor Durreen Shahnaz, Founder and CEO of IIX Global (2020 Regional Winner for Leadership Commitment); Divya Rathod, Founder of SilveryNanos (2020 2nd Regional Runner Up for Youth Leadership); Raymund Chao, Chairman of PwC Asia-Pacific and Greater China (2020 National Winner for Leadership Commitment - China). Cindy Bishop, UN Women Asia-Pacific Goodwill Ambassador, underscored the importance of equality in business and congratulated new WEPs signatories for their commitment to drive progress.🏆 Applications for 2021 will open on May 24 in the following categories:- Leadership Commitment (Aligned to Principle 1);- Youth Leadership for Generation Equality (Aligned to Principle 1 and UN Women’s Generation Equality Campaign);- Gender-inclusive Workplace (Aligned to Principles 2 and 3);- Gender-responsive Marketplace (Aligned to Principles 4 and 5);- Community Engagement and Partnerships (Aligned to Principle 6);- Transparency and Reporting (Aligned to Principle 7).🔗 Visit the WEPs Awards website for the latest updates - http://www.asiapacificwepsawards.org#WEPsAwards #WEPs #WeEmpowerAsia #GenerationEquality