Deadline: 25-Sep-20
Applications are open for The UN Women 2020 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards that aim to encourage, value and recognize the efforts of individuals and businesses that promote gender-inclusive business cultures and the achievement of gender equality in the Asia-Pacific, guided by the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs).
The 2020 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards are sponsored by WeEmpower Asia, a joint programme by the European Union and UN Women aimed at increasing the number of women who lead and participate in the economy in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam, thereby advancing inclusive and sustainable growth along with stronger links between European and Asian markets through gender-sensitive trade chains.
Launched worldwide in 2010 by UN women and UN Global Compact, the WEPs is a holistic set of 7 principles that support business to advance gender equality in the workplace, marketplace and community.
Winners will be celebrated at the prestigious Regional WEPs Awards Ceremony on December 10, 2020.
Award Categories
The UN Women 2020 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards will recognize initiatives in the following categories:
- Leadership Commitment
- Youth Leadership
- Gender-inclusive Workplace
- Gender-responsive Marketplace
- Community and Industry Engagement
- COVID-19 Action
Award Benefits
- Benefits to all applicants:
- Self-diagnostic tool which to measure the competitive advantages
- Joining a global peer network of 3,500+ companies
- Free online trainings / webinars
- Benefits to Awardees/Winners:
- Worldwide recognition and visibility through joint speaking and media opportunities in UN Women’s and WEPs Communication Channels, Events and Media
- Free access to UN Women mentoring and training programmes to assess company’s progress and implement a Gender Action Plan
- A company case study featured in a special issue of the WeEmpower Asia newsletter
Eligibility Criteria
- All businesses, companies and enterprises (private, public, state-owned, cooperatives and social enterprises), including subsidiaries of multinationals and/or their branches, industry associations and chambers of commerce are eligible to apply.
- For the Leadership and Youth Leadership awards, encourage all individuals to apply and will consider of all nationalities as long as the nominated individual has established residency in the country of nomination and/or is a citizen of one of the Asia-Pacific countries.
For more information, visit https://www.asiapacificwepsawards.org/