Dear WE EMPOWER-G7 and WEPs community,

As we approach mid-2021, we take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for yourcontinued engagement with the WE EMPOWER-G7 programme and for being active members of the
Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) community.

The month of June brings exciting news and updates. We are happy to announce that our WEPs
community continues to grow and that we surpassed the 5,000 milestone of signatories. Today, we
have nearly 5,050 WEPs signatories and counting! Don't forget to create/update your company
profile page. We are excited to learn more about your progress towards achieving gender equality
in your respective organizations.

In the meantime, we would like to share some updates on our work and opportunities forengagement that we think would interest you.

Warm regards,

The WE EMPOWER-G7/WEPs TeamOur Growing WEPs Community

In more than 140 countries, 5,000+ signatories are advancing gender equality in the workplace,marketplace and community.
That's right! This week, we surpassed the 5,000 milestone! Now, nearly 5,050 WEPs signatories andcounting have joined our community! We welcome your efforts to continue to spread the word.
Have you updated your company profile page yet? Here are the steps to do so! See also the newpage where we list all the signatories reporting on their progress.

Generation Equality ForumWe are pleased to share with you an invitation to join us
at the Generation Equality Forum, to be held from 30
June to 2 July 2021. Most of the Forum will be held
virtually so wherever you are in the world, you will beable to join us. See registration.
The Generation Equality Forum is a milestone globalevent to advance action and investment for genderequality. Heads of State and Government, internationalorganizations, civil society, private sector, and youth
organizations will gather to launch the Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality, announce
concrete commitments, and strengthen intergenerational, multi-stakeholder partnerships toadvance gender equality over the next five years.
Are you ready to make a commitment to contribute to the Global Acceleration Plan? Here is th e
Commitments Platform. It will remain open for registration of commitments until Friday 18 June
2021 at 11:59 PM EDT.
Strong commitments registered through the Platform will be showcased at th e Generation Equality
Paris Forum during the Action Coalition high-level sessions and all Commitments will be featured
through a virtual World Map of Commitments on the Paris Forum platform.

Let Your Voice Be Heard!
WE EMPOWER-G7 Survey - Deadline Extended
We would like to invite you to complete a Perception Survey on the “We Empower G7: Promoting
women’s economic empowerment at work through responsible business conduct in G7
countries", funded by the European Union.
Your views, experience and suggestions will make an important contribution to the evaluation. The
deadline has been extended! We would be grateful if you could complete the survey by 18 June
2021.
For any questions, please contact us at weps@unwomen.org.

Survey on GRP in the Private Sector
UN Women is conducting a survey to better understand supplier diversity and procurement in theprivate sector, with a specific focus on women-owned, women-led and gender-responsive
businesses. The results of the survey will inform research on the business case for genderresponsive procurement (GRP): the selection of services, goods and civil works that considers
their impact on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
The survey is open to all private sector companies working in procurement and is available in threelanguages: English, French and Spanish (please click on the top right of the form to change thelanguage).
We invite you to complete this survey and/or share the survey with relevant colleagues.
The deadline for submissions is 18 June 2021.

Webinar Recordings
Parentsmart Employers:​Getting the Return on Investment
For those of you who missed the webinar or have attended
and would like to view the recording, you may access ithere.
This dialogue introduced the idea of how to be
Parentsmart at work, and what Parentsmart employers cangain from supporting working parents.
The session featured Tiina Bruno, Founder of the Swedish
concept Parentsmart Employers, and Katarina Matson,
Culture and Diversity at Volvo Cars.

Training Videos on Empowering Women at Work
Find out how enterprises can take action to advance gender equality at work by watching theEmpowering Women at Work Training Videos:
Empowering Women at Work Videos Webpage

Achieve Work-Life Balance
The video shows the businesscase for work-life balance andhow enterprises can takeconcrete action to promote theequal
sharingofcare
responsibilities.

Value Workers and Businesses
with Pay Equity
The video shows the businesscase for equal pay for work ofequalvalueandhow
enterprises can take concrete
action to foster the right toequal remuneration.

End gender-based violence andharassment in the world ofwork
The video shows why genderbased violence and harassment
have no place in the world ofwork and how enterprises cantake concrete action to create
safe, respectful and inclusive
workplaces.

Upcoming EventsWEPs Forum 2021 - Latin America and the Caribbean
Don't forget to register!
"WEPs Forum 2021: Reaffirming the commitment to an equalfuture" is the most important event related to WEPs within the“Win-Win: Gender equality means good business” programme
implemented in Latin America and the Caribbean
It will take place on 9 to 10 June from 2pm to 6pm GMT-3,
completely online and free of charge. Register here.
The WEPs Forum – financed by the European Union - is aunique opportunity to learn more about gender mainstreamingin corporate management – aligned to the WEPs. It will bring
together more than 40 speakers from different countries inLatin America and the Caribbean and Europe. It is a key eventfor those who want to learn more about best practices to promote gender equality, women's
economic empowerment and diverse and respectful workplaces.
# WEPsForum2021 #WinWin #WinWin #GanarGanar #WEPs @WEPrinciples

UN Global Compact Leaders Summit
More than 25,000 leaders in business, governmentand civil society will come together virtually for theUN Global Compact 2021 Leaders Summit on
15-16 June to accelerate strategic collective action
on the SDGs. Themes covered will include genderequality, climate action, decent work, partnerships
for the SDGs and peace, justice and strong
institutions. The Leaders Summit will chase the sunover 26 hours of continuous programming, one timezone to the next to help unite business for a better world.
​Register here.

Other Updates
New Discussion Paper:
New feminist activism, waves, and generations
Read UN Women’s Discussion Paper on the history oftransnational feminism as a transnational movement across four“waves” of activism, profiling feminist movements in Brazil,
India and Malawi.

Thank you for reading!
If you have any questions, you can email us at weps@unwomen.org.

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