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[Live-stream] UN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PRINCIPLES (UNWEPs) AWARDS – Malaysia 2024

Organized by TalentCorp Malaysia and LeadWomen Malaysia Sdn Bhd in partnership with Gender Action Lab, Australian Aid and UN Women, the UN Women 2022 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards commemorates those who have committed themselves to advancing gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. These gender champions from different countries, sectors, and fields are acknowledged respectively for their outstanding Leadership Commitment, Youth Leadership, Gender-inclusive Workplace, Gender-responsive Marketplace, Community Engagement & Partnerships, and Transparency & Reporting. 

*The UN Women Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards represents recognition of exemplary company efforts for gender equality and is limited to a designated category and a specific location and time period. Awarded organizations, alongside their products and services, receiving awards are not endorsed or affiliated with UN Women or WeEmpowerAsia and being recognized as an Awardee does not constitute a partnership. Claims, statements, or endorsements made by awardees are solely those of the individual or organization and do not represent official policies or positions of UN Women. – Source: Asia Pacific WEPs Awards 

The Women’s Empowerment Principles are a set of 7 Principles, for business offering guidance on how to empower women in the workplace, marketplace and community.

Source: https://www.asiapacificwepsawards.org/.

They are grounded in the recognition that businesses have a stake in, and a responsibility for, gender equality and women’s empowerment. Gender equality is more than just a moral responsibility. It is also great for business. 

Jointly promulgated by UN Women and the UN Global Compact, there are now nearly 9,500 CEO-level signatories from across the globe. 

The Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) are a primary vehicle for corporate delivery on gender equality dimensions of the 2030 agenda and the United Nations Sustainable 

Development Goals. WEPs signatories therefore stand in solidarity with the United Nations to end gender inequality in the workplace, marketplace and community. 


The UNWEPs Awards – Malaysia 2024 presentation ceremony is a Special Event that takes place right after the Gender Action Lab (GAL) Summit held in the Asia School of Business in Kuala Lumpur, 15 October 2024, supported by Australian Aid and UN Women. The GAL Summit and UNWEPs Awards form the presummit to the two-day LeadWomen Asia Pacific Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit: Rebalancing Humanity on 16 & 17 October 2024. 

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