WeEmpowerAsia

This year, the application cycle ran from May 31st to August 9th, for 6 categories with a special category for Youth Leadership in the UN Women’s Generation Equality campaign. In total, 700 applications from 485 companies in 20 countries have been received! Looking forward to this year’s WEPs Awards? Learn more >>

The UN Women-Kenan Foundation Asia collaboration aims to support corporations in Thailand to integrate gender equality into the way of doing business through the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs). Learn more >

What are business leaders saying in support of the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs)? Learn more >

Congratulations to the winners of the UN Women 2020 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards! Learn more Learn more >

WeEmpowerAsia is bringing up-to-date analysis and information on how and why women’s economic empowerment matters in the COVID-19 response. Learn more >

Sign the Women's Empowerment Principles Today! The Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) are a set of 7 Principles offering guidance to business on how to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and community. Learn more >

About WeEmpowerAsia

WeEmpowerAsia, a UN Women programme funded by and in partnership with the European Union, is working to increase the number of women who lead and participate in business in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. The programme aims to promote inclusive and sustainable growth and build more gender-sensitive trade and supply chains between European and Asian markets. Learn more >

Highlights from WeEmpowerAsia

Stories

March 8, 2022 | Press release

The Stock Exchange of Thailand to ‘ring the bell’ for International Women’s Day

November 18, 2021 | Press release

22 Asia-Pacific firms recognized in UN Women 2021 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards

November 9, 2021 | Event

UN Women to Hold 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional WEPs Awards

November 5, 2021 | Press release

Businesses in Asia Unlock Growth and Potential Through Gender Smart Investing

November 2, 2021 | Featured story

I am Generation Equality: Shannon Kalayanamitr, Thai technology industry executive and gender equality advocate

October 29, 2021 | Press release

UN Women and European Union award gender-equality prize to Malaysia’s top private-sector companies

October 22, 2021 | Press release

Vietnamese company leaders receive UN Women awards for advancing gender equality

October 22, 2021 | Press release

Indonesian companies pledge to advance gender equality in businesses at the 2021 Women’s Empowerment Principles Awards

October 21, 2021 | Press release

Seven Thai firms win award for gender inclusivity from UN Women and EU

October 21, 2021 | Event

UN Women to Hold the National 2021 Thailand WEPs Awards

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Take the WEPs Gender Gap Analysis Tool to discover how your company is contributing to advancing gender equality and identify what further action can be taken.

For more information about the WeEmpowerAsia regional programme, please contact weempower.asia(@)unwomen.org