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Implementation of WEPs in organizations: registration for online training has begun
21 November 2023
As part of the Empowering Women in Business Initiative, a three-day online training on the implementation of the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) will be held.
Business owners, representatives of state and private companies, civil society organizations and business associations can participate.
What are the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs)?
The Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) are a tool for achieving gender equality, raising business awareness of gender equality and combating gender discrimination in the workplace. Any company can implement these Principles and monitor progress towards achieving them.
The total number of signatories of WEPs in Ukraine is 25 companies. One of the goals of our initiative is to expand the circle of signatories who will undertake and contribute to the support of women and girls during the full-scale Russian aggression and in the subsequent recovery processes.
What does the Training involve?
As part of the training, participants will learn about approaches to ensuring gender equality in organizations, will receive mechanisms, recommendations and support for the implementation of WEPs in their companies.
Study topics are divided into main modules:
- Corporate leadership
- Fair treatment of women and men at work Health, welfare and safety of employees
- Education and preparation for career growth
- Business development, supply chains and marketing practices
- Public initiatives and advocacy
- Evaluation and reporting
Where and when the training will take place
The training will take place in an online format on December 14-16, 2023. Residents of Ukraine, as well as those living abroad, can join.
In general, training seminars within the framework of the Empowering Women in Business Initiative will take place during 2023-2024.
Conditions of participation and how to register
Schedule, topics of seminars and registration for participation at the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CMGRFLZ
20 people will be selected to participate in the seminar. Selection results will be announced 10 days before the start of training. Those who have passed the selection will receive confirmation of participation to the e-mail address specified in the questionnaire.
Main selection criteria:
- the enterprise is a legal entity in accordance with the current legislation of Ukraine and does not carry out activities on the territory of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus;
- high motivation and expectations from participation;
- initial and intermediate level awareness of the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs).
"The implementation of the principles of women's empowerment by state and private companies, civil society organizations, and business associations is important for the sustainable and inclusive economic recovery of the country, for ensuring transformational results and achieving long-term solutions, as well as the participation of women in all these processes." - noted Halyna Meshcheryakova, program specialist of UN Women in Ukraine.
Women often face prejudices and pressure from the environment - for example, in combining the roles of mother and self-fulfillment in a career. The data of the study "Portrait of Ukrainian women entrepreneurs" for 2021-2022 speak for this.
"Women are often faced with gender bias and limitation of work opportunities due to gender - says the executive director of the Ukraine Investment and Trade Facilitation Center Iryna Tytarchuk. - According to the research, the lockdown and full-scale war have increased the number of difficulties at work, in particular among women - this was noted by 7% of the respondents. And 19% of women in 2022 noted the negative and biased attitude of the environment to the fact that they are running a business. The gender pay gap is 18.6%. This indicator is not the highest in the world, but it is higher than in many EU countries. Training on the implementation of the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) aims to make a difference – particularly through awareness of what WEPs exist and how they can be implemented in society.”
Disclaimer:
Training on the implementation of the Principles of Women's Empowerment (WEPs) is implemented within the framework of the Empowering Women in Business Initiative, which is carried out within the framework of the Project "Transformative approaches to achieving gender equality in Ukraine", which is implemented by UN Women with the financial support of the Government of Sweden in cooperation with the Office Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine
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Backgrounder:
The Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) are a set of seven principles that are a tool to guide businesses in promoting gender equality and empowering women in the workplace, labor market and society. Thanks to their implementation, companies are changing their approach to supporting women, protecting their rights and treating them fairly in the workplace.
Empowering Women in Business Initiative is an initiative to raise awareness, conduct training and provide information support to representatives of the private sector to improve their professional skills in implementing the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and implementing women's empowerment programs, as well as promoting new partnerships with private companies, business associations and public organizations to promote gender equality and women's economic empowerment.
UN Women - United Nations Framework for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment. The leading body that coordinates the work of the UN system on the issue of gender equality. It is a subsidiary body of the UN General Assembly, created by the Assembly's decision in 2010 with the aim of accelerating progress in meeting the needs of women around the world, increasing the efficiency of using available resources, and unifying the mandates and functions of individual units of the UN system that were exclusively engaged in issues of gender equality and empowerment of women.
Office Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine - ensures the implementation of the state policy of ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men in Ukraine
Ukraine Investment and Trade Facilitation Center is an independent non-profit organization that specializes in supporting the development of small and medium-sized businesses, facilitating the implementation of initiatives on women's economic empowerment, trade and export.