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Women’s Empowerment Principles: Equality Means Business

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Summary

The Women's Empowerment Principles offer practical guidance to business and the private sector on how to empower women in the workplace, marketplace and community. Developed through a partnership between UN Women and the United Nations Global Compact, the Principles are designed to support companies in reviewing existing policies and practices — or establishing new ones — to realize women's empowerment.

Source
Issuer

UNGC

Year

2011

Region

International

Issuer (type)

United Nations Global Compact Office (International)

Instrument type

Principles

Disclosure instrument

Yes

Geographical scope

International

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary

Collaborators

UN Women

Text analysis

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    • E focus: environment
    • S focus: discrimination, diversity, gender equality, human rights, recruiting, recruitment, children
    • G focus: corruption, accountability
    • SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
    • Finance, Health, Management, Manufacturing, Mining