Sunday, July 4, 2021

Applications for 2021 UN Women Asia-Pacific WEPs awards are now open

 CEBU CITY -- Applications for the 2021 UN Women Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards are now available on www.asiapacificwepsawards.org!  Visit the website to learn more about eligibility and selection criteria and start an application today to showcase your efforts for gender equality. 

ABOUT THE WEPS AWARDS: Launched in 2020, the inaugural WEPs Awards received more than 400 nominations from 17 countries for the inaugural WEPs Awards last year. 

Aligned with the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs), a set of 7 principles established in 2010 by UN Women and UN Global Compact that guide businesses to become more gender-responsive throughout their value chain, the WEPs Awards recognize the Asia-Pacific region’s top gender champions in business. 

Check out the 2020 winners and runners-up and the inaugural awards ceremony held last year!

 




WHO SHOULD APPLY? The WEPs Awards are for everyone in business – individual entrepreneurs, (young) leaders of startups, SMEs, social enterprises, and large multinational firms. We are seeking applications from all Asia-Pacific countries (see the detailed list here), from both WEPs signatories and non-signatories.

For this year, the nominees will be recognized for 5 main categories and a special category to advocate for UN Women’s Generation Equality campaign: Leadership Commitment; Gender-inclusive Workplace; Gender-responsive Marketplace; Community Engagement & Partnerships; Transparency & Reporting; Youth Leadership for Generation Equality. Each applicant can apply for up to two categories.

 HOW TO APPLY: Applications consist of three parts: Applicant Information; General Questions about the firm’s policies and practices related to gender equality and Category Questions about the firm’s initiative in one of the six categories.

Applicants will be asked to upload supporting documents to verify your answers, but we understand smaller enterprises may not have these in place and are willing to accept applications with a written description in lieu of official documentation.

During the application period from May 31st to July 31st, please do not hesitate to email WeEmpower.Asia@unwomen.org for any questions or assistance.

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