JOIN THE WEPs
– How to submit the application –This step-by-step guide aims to help you with your WEPs application. Please follow the instructions foran easy and faster process.
Please note that all fields with an asterisk (*) are mandatory fields.

Chief Executive Officer

Please insert the CEO’s first and last name as indicated in the government-issued identification
documents.

Please choose the applicable option: Female, Male or Other

Please insert the CEO’s professional email address. The email will not be visible to the public. The
information is for the WEPs Secretariat knowledge only.

Please insert the CEO’s full title without acronyms.

Please upload the CEO Statement of Support. Please include the CEO’s full name and signature, the fullcompany name and date of signature. Please upload the document as .pdf.

Please insert a powerful quote from your CEO highlighting the reason(s) s/he commits to implement theWEPs and upload a high resolution (max 8 MB) photo of the CEO. Please note that the quote may be
included in WEPs outreach materials – digital, print and social media.

Primary Contact Information
The Primary WEPs Contact should be the person that could receive information, conference invitationsand various opportunities on behalf of the CEO and the organization/company. Please note that theinformation in this section is for the WEPs Secretariat use only. This information will not be displayedon the WEPs website.

Please insert the Primary Contact person’s first and last name as indicated in the government issued
identification documents.

Please choose the applicable option: Female, Male or Other

Please insert the email of the Primary Contact.
Page 2 of 6Please insert the full title of the Primary Contact without acronyms.

Please insert the office number or work mobile number of the Primary Contact person.

Secondary Contact Information
The Secondary Contact could be anyone within the company working on gender issues.
The information in this section is for the WEPs Secretariat use only, this data will not be displayed on thewebsite or company profile.

Please insert the Secondary Contact person’s first and last name as indicated in the government issued
identification documents.

Please choose the applicable option: Female, Male or Other

Please insert the email of the Secondary Contact.

Please insert the full title of the Secondary Contact.

Please insert the office number or work mobile number of the Secondary Contact.

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About the Company
About the Company section includes information that you could make available on the WEPs website.
Once the application has been approved, the CEO and/or Primary and Secondary Contacts will receive
the WEPs Welcome Kit and the opportunity to create the Company Profile Page (where this information
will be displayed). You will be able to decide what information that gets displayed and what information
will remain available only to the WEPs Secretariat at that point.

Please include the legal name of the company indicated in the Registration Certificate. Please avoidacronyms.

For Ownership, Sector, and Number of Employees fields, please select the best available option. ForWebsite, please indicate the corporate website address where we can find more information about thecompany’s work on gender equality and women’s empowerment. Please indicate if the company is a UN
Global Compact Member (Yes/No). For the fields on Country and Region, please indicate the country
and region where the CEO making the commitment is based.

Present in other countries: This is defined as countries where your company/organization has beenlegally established and where you plan to implement the WEPs. If you plan to implement WEPs in othercountries under the CEO management, please select “Yes” and list the countries in the right-side field“Other countries”.

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Company Gender Balance
The Company Gender Balance section requests information about the status of gender balance within
the company. Once the application has been approved, the CEO and/or Primary and Secondary Contacts
will receive the WEPs Welcome Kit and the opportunity to create the Company Profile Page (sharing thisinformation about the company in this section of the WEPs website). You will be able to decide what
information that gets displayed and what information will remain available only to the WEPs Secretariat
at that point.

Please indicate the most suited option for the Percentage of Women Employees, Percentage of Womenon Boards, Executive Team/Partners, and the Percentage of Women at Management Level as per thecompany internal assessment and reports.

WEPs Sponsor/Referral

Please choose the organization that recommended you become a WEPs Signatory, if any.

Support our WEPs activities

The WEPs Secretariat is looking to expand the work though guidance and training on WEPsimplementation. Your financial support would help us achieve this objective. If you indicate “yes”, ourTeam will connect with the Primary and Secondary contacts by email. The companies that donate to theWEPs Secretariat receive a badge on their unique company profile page and will be listed on the maincompany listing page (if among the top 5 donors). The specific badges vary depending on the financialcontribution. You can read more about donating to the WEPs Secretariat here.

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Once you completed the form and uploaded the two attachments: (1) CEO Statement of Support, and(2) the high-resolution photo of the CEO, please submit the application.

Next steps
The WEPs Secretariat will review the application and if approved, you will receive an email confirming
your successful application. Please allow us 10-15 business days to process the application.
Once the application has been approved, the CEO and/or Primary and Secondary Contacts will receive
the WEPs Welcome Kit and the opportunity to create the Company Profile Page, sharing the information
about the company. You will be able to decide what information that gets displayed and what
information will remain available only to the WEPs Secretariat at that point.

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