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The Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) are a set of Principles offering guidance to business on how to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and community. Established by United Nations Global Compact and UN Women, the WEPs are informed by international labour and human rights standards and grounded in the recognition that businesses have a stake in, and a responsibility for, gender equality and women’s empowerment. WEPs are a primary vehicle for corporate delivery on gender equality dimensions of the 2030 agenda and the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD) Goals. By joining the WEPs community, the CEO signals commitment to this agenda at the highest levels of the company and to work collaboratively in multi stakeholder networks to foster business practices that empower women. These include equal pay for work of equal value, gender-responsive supply chain practices and zero tolerance against sexual harassment in the workplace. Here in Aotearoa New Zealand, a coalition of 4 organisations have come together to create impact for WEP's and I am proud to represent United Nations Women Aotearoa New Zealand in this coalition to advance gender equality in the workplace and change the dynamics particularly in stagnant, traditional and arcadic systems to ensure women are heard, seen, valued, represented and contributing in a meaningful way to the future of meaningful mahi in Aotearoa. For the first time, our WEP's survey has been opened to all organisations to use as a tool to see where you are at and see what areas could be developed further. https://lnkd.in/gJYXgGSj Chloe Spedding Mike Sutherland Peri. Drysdale Zane Tomlinson Brett Shepherd Tina Frew Kate Scott Rebekah Anderson Peter Thompson Tamara Pitelen Jill Borland Lisa Martin Joan Withers Sam Callander Emma Lewisham Ben Crocker Karen Draper C.A. Guy Parbury
Introducing Catherine van der Meulen, United Nations Women Aotearoa New Zealand representative to the UN Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) NZ Committee. Catherine shares the importance of the WEPs below; “The UN Women - Women’s Empowerment Principles are an incredibly important part of transitioning our corporate and business community of Aotearoa to a fair, balanced, equitable and prosperous community. The principals cover an extensive and diverse range of pillars to ensure we are not just focused on quota driven boards but that women are well represented, supported, and empowered at all levels of the organisation by enabling their full human potential in meaningful work.“
Experienced CEO, passionate about real impact, intersectional feminism and philanthropy
4moYes we need more organisations on this journey and it's great to see the WEPs survey opened up. A complementary accreditation to WEPs work is #GenderTick - an ever stretching set of standards that help organisations roll up their sleeves and do the work that will make a difference.