Together Digital: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the Digital Economy
Date: Monday, 24 October 2022
[English with Chinese and English subtitles] At the #W20 summit held in #Indonesia, UN Women and Ant Foundation jointly announced the launch of #TogetherDigital, a five-year programme on women’s digital empowerment that starts with 27-month projects in China and Indonesia.
The programme will support women-led micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and empower them to participate and thrive in the digital economy. The programme aims to help narrow the gender gap in access…
Date: Friday, 7 October 2022
Also available in [Bangla] [Khmer] [Vietnamese] Asia-Pacific is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to the impacts of climate change, especially for women and marginalized groups who are disproportionately impacted by its effects. This is why in 2018, UN Women…
A mother and daughter-in-law duo promote respectful relationships in families
Date: Wednesday, 28 September 2022
[Bangla with English subtitle] The Shomman o Shomtaar Jibon family-based intervention, an adaptation of VSO Nepal’s Sammanit Jeevan manual, aims to promote healthy relationships within families by developing a better understanding of gender and social norms issues which lead to violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the family. It enables individuals, partners, peers, and families to change their behaviour, individually and together to reduce VAWG to promote dignified lives for women and…
It’s #EqualPayDay | Suhela Khan
Date: Monday, 19 September 2022
Suhela Khan, Country Programme Manager, Women's Economic Empowerment & Second Chance Education, UN Women — talks about wage discrimination and the need for #EqualPay, to encourage women and girls to #AskForEqualPay
Three women, of three different cultures, help build peace in Sri Lanka
Date: Friday, 16 September 2022
Micheal Lusiya, Rupa Damayanthi and Shafeera Ansar, from the Tamil, Sinhalese and Muslim communities respectively, are bound by their dedication to resolving conflicts and building peace among people.
Tahera Begum - a Human Rights Defender
Date: Friday, 16 September 2022
[Bangla with English subtitle] A survivor of violence, Tahera Begum, hailing from Bogura, Bangladesh has since become a Human Rights Defender in her factory. A strong voice advocating for a sexual harassment-free workplace, she is also the first-ever president of the Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee formed, which empowers her fellow workers to challenge gender stereotypes at their factories.
Empowering Women in the Workplace, Marketplace, and Community
Date: Thursday, 1 September 2022
Since 2019, WeEmpower Asia, a UN Women programme funded by and in partnership with the European Union, has strengthened its engagement with the government, businesses, and organizations in Indonesia to invest in women’s economic empowerment. Currently, 158 companies have signed and carried out the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), guidance for businesses to empower women and advance equality in the workplace, marketplace, and community. More than 280 women entrepreneurs and women-owned…
Using Digital Tools for Fair, Ethical, and Gender-Responsive Recruitment of Migrant Workers
Date: Monday, 8 August 2022
Digital technologies are changing the migrant labour recruitment landscape with the potential to benefit and harm migrant workers. As shown in this short video, digital apps and platforms could make the recruitment process more accessible, transparent, and convenient, but they could also be used by unscrupulous actors to target would-be migrant workers, especially women, with scams and other criminal activities.
Amrit Mahotsav, Shri Shakti Challenge 2021
Date: Wednesday, 3 August 2022
A joint initiative of MyGov, MeitY and UN Women #womenempowerment
LinkedIn and UN Women join hands to create employment opportunities
Date: Thursday, 21 July 2022
In Leaders Take, Susan Ferguson and Feon Ang discuss how UN Women and LinkedIn are joining hands to create the #LINKWomen programme, aimed at #upskilling and boosting #employment opportunities for women.
More: https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/stories/press-release/2022/06/linkedin-and-un-women-join-hands-to-create-employment-opportunities-for-women-in-apac #DigitalSkills #Networking #LevelThePlayingField
Date: Wednesday, 6 July 2022
This video provides practical tips for essential service providers on how to engage with survivors in a gender-sensitive and survivor-centred manner. This video was developed as part of the programme "Safe and Fair : Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region (2018–2023)". Safe and Fair is part of the multi-year EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls, funded by the European Union and implemented by ILO and UN Women in…
VIRTUAL MISSION: State secretary for international development cooperation Sweden to Bangladesh
Date: Wednesday, 29 June 2022
[English and Bangla with English voice-over] Highlight video of the virtual mission of the State Secretary for International Development Cooperation of Sweden to Bangladesh. It features discussions between the State Secretary and CSO leaders and entrepreneurs on the ground who have benefitted from the joint project “EmPower: Women for Climate-Resilient Societies”. This joint project is spearheaded by the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in partnership with the Regional…
WEPs Awards Winner - L’ORÉAL INDONESIA
Date: Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Watch the video to learn about L'Oréal Indonesia's initiative that won the #2021WEPsAwards in the Gender-Inclusive Workplace category through policies that promote gender equality in business!
#WeEmpowerAsia #WEPsAwards #WEPs
Transforming Women's Unpaid Care Work into Inclusive Business Opportunities - What Does it Take?
Date: Monday, 10 January 2022
This session hosted by WeEmpowerAsia during the 2021 Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific highlighted the urgency of a systemic approach of governments, businesses, and civil society to address the unequal distribution of domestic and care work. The special focus was on market-based entrepreneurship approaches as the entry point to discuss solutions to women’s unpaid care work burden.
Moderator: • Sarah Knibbs, Deputy Regional Director, UN Women…
UN Women 2021 Malaysia WEPs Awards
Date: Monday, 10 January 2022
The UN Women 2021 Malaysia WEPs Awards was held on October 29, 2021. The Malaysian WEPs Awards was organized by UN Women in collaboration with community organization LeadWomen, the implementation partner of WeEmpowerAsia in Malaysia, including special support from the SME Corporation of Malaysia. WeEmpowerAsia is a joint programme by UN Women and the European Union which strive to strengthen gender-inclusive business cultures and foster more inclusive and equitable economies across Asia-…
Procurement for Impact - The Power of Women's Entrepreneurship to Create Inclusive Value Chains
Date: Monday, 10 January 2022
This session hosted by WeEmpowerAsia during the 2021 Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific discussed entry points for advancing women’s businesses in the Asia-Pacific region through gender-responsive procurement. Gender-responsive procurement is emerging as a powerful mean to act as a bridge women’s businesses to markets and support their viability and growth and will allow larger companies to put a gender-lens to their sourcing footprint and ultimately allow…
What Gets Measured Gets Managed - Transparency to Advance Women’s Economic Empowerment in Business
Date: Monday, 10 January 2022
In this session hosted by WeEmpowerAsia during the 2021 Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific UN Women and ILO launched a joint research piece that maps out the public and private policy landscape on policies and practices that advance accountability to implement the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs). Moderator: • Katja Freiwald, Regional Programme Manager, WeEmpowerAsia Speakers: • Joni Simpson, Senior Specialist, Gender, Equality and Non-discrimination, ILO • Kathy…
WEPs Awards Winner, Indonesia - PT PERTAMINA (PERSERO)
Date: Thursday, 6 January 2022
Watch the full video to find out about Nicke Widyawati’s winning initiative that received #2021WEPsAwards in the Leadership Commitment category and the meaning and positive impact of implementing gender equality policies at PT Pertamina (Persero)! #WeEmpowerAsia #WEPsAwards #WEPs
Mid-Term review of the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on the Elimination of Violence against Women
Date: Monday, 20 December 2021
A summary of the Mid-Term Review of the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on the Elimination of Violence against Women.After the first five years of the implementation of the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on the Elimination of Violence against Women, this mid-term review was conducted to take stock of the progress of the implementation of the plan so far, highlighting advances among ASEAN Member States to strengthen the prevention of and response to violence against women in the region. The…
Strengthen Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in Indonesia through RAN P3AKS II
Date: Friday, 17 December 2021
[Bahasa Indonesia with English subtitle]"Strengthen protection, participation and empowerment of women and children in social conflicts in Indonesia through RAN P3AKS II"Women and children are disproportionately impacted by social conflict. In addition, the role of women as agents of peace is often neglected. To further strengthen women’s roles in promoting and sustaining peace, in 2021, Indonesia launched its second generation of National Action Plan for the Protection and…