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With increasing evidence that women are being hit hardest by the crisis, gender-blind response strategies will impede women in their rights and opportunities and pose a serious risk to regional economies. WeEmpowerAsia is bringing up-to-date analysis and information on how and why women’s economic empowerment matters in the COVID-19 response.

Policy briefs and reports

Private Sector Pulse Check – The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women and Businesses: A Survey of 65 CEOs and Business Leaders in Asia and Europe

Guidance Note for Action: Women as a Force for Accelerated and Inclusive Economic Recovery Post-COVID-19 in Asia-Pacific

Guidance Note for Action: Gender-Sensitive Private Sector Response to COVID-19 for Accelerated and Inclusive Economic Recovery

Guidance Note for Action: Supporting SMEs to Ensure the Economic COVID-19 Recovery is Gender-Responsive and Inclusive

Guidance Note for Action: Addressing the Emerging Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Migrant Women in Asia and the Pacific for a Gender-Responsive Recovery

Visualizations and tools

Asia-Pacific Needs Assessment for More Gender-Inclusive Entrepreneurship: Highlights on Impacts from COVID-19 - Survey Findings Infographic (April 2020)

COVID-19 and Gender Rapid Self-Assessment Tool

Webinars

Small Matters: Harnessing the Potential of Purpose-Led SMEs for an Inclusive & Sustainable Recovery

Sharing the burden

Build Back Gender-Equal

COVID-19 and Gender Rapid Self-Assessment Tool/Action Planning

Applying the WEPs for to Accelerate Inclusive COVID-19 Recovery

The Impact of COVID-19 on Business and Women in Asia-Pacific

Women as Leaders and Frontliners – COVID-19 Realities (UN Women/WeEmpowerAsia)

Latest stories, expert opinions and blogs

Women’s Unpaid and Underpaid Work in the Times of COVID-19

WeEmpowerAsia trains Filipino women for AI’s new workforce

India’s Sustainable Fashion Ecosystem Gets A Boost From 80 Top Innovators

Latest news

30/09/2020

Achieving gender equality key to restoring economic resilience in Asia

22/09/2020

LeadWomen and UN Women invite top 300 Malaysian companies to commit to gender equality

11/09/2020

WeEmpowerAsia Thailand WEPs Signing Ceremony ‘Principles into Practice’

01/09/2020

EU-funded project WeEmpowerAsia launches UN Women Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards

26/08/2020

UN Women 2020 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards

21/08/2020

Helping women entrepreneurs in Asia and Europe to thrive under lockdown

18/08/2020

Leading companies in Viet Nam sign the CEO Statement of Support for Women’s Empowerment Principles

15/08/2020

What leaders are saying in support of the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs)

10/08/2020

WeEmpowerAsia trains Filipino women for AI’s new workforce

10/08/2020

WeEmpowerAsia trains Filipino women for AI’s new workforce

04/08/2020

WeEmpowerAsia ‘Gender Equality Means Good Business’ Forum