Ring the Bell for Gender Equality 2018 | Thailand

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A collaboration between the Stock Exchange of Thailand, the Embassy of Sweden and UN Women Asia and the Pacific to advance gender equality in businesses Full details ▼
Event type: Launch events
Start date: 07 March 2018 | Start time: 06:26 UTC +00:00
End date: 07 March 2018 | End time: 06:26 UTC +00:00
Location: Stock Exchange of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand

Event description

For the commemoration of International Women's Day on 8 March, UN Women is in collaboration with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the Embassy of Sweden to organize a "Ring the Bell for Gender Equality 2018" event in Bangkok. The objective is to engage Thai business leaders in building awareness, sharing good practices and enhancing the corporate sector's commitment to advancing gender equality in the workplace through the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPS).

The SET's support would open up new avenues to advance gender equality in workplace by engaging listed companies and global corporations through the SET's cooperation with the World Federation of Exchanges. Top Thai and multinational corporates across various industries Grab (Thailand) Ltd. and IKEA Southeast Asia have agreed to participate in this event.