{"id":4816,"date":"2024-06-24T14:53:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T07:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=4816"},"modified":"2024-06-24T14:53:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T07:53:52","slug":"call-for-applications-un-women-2024-asia-pacific-weps-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=4816","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications &#8211; UN Women 2024 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BANGKOK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 24, 2024<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0UN Women is accepting applications for the 2024 Asia-Pacific Women&#8217;s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Awards. These biannual awards recognize private businesses of all size and sector across the <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia-Pacific<\/span> region that champion gender equality in the workplace, marketplace, and community, in alignment with the WEPs..<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2444820\/2024_awards_application_extended.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">  <\/a> <br \/><span>UN Women is accepting applications for the 2024 Asia-Pacific Women\u2019s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The WEPs is a globally recognized set of 7 principles guiding businesses towards gender-responsive policies and practices across their value chains. Globally, nearly 9,700 companies have become WEPs Signatories, and in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia-Pacific<\/span> more than 2,500 companies have committed. The Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards have become the premier regional initiative for private sector organizations to showcase their efforts for gender equality, with over 1,500 applications from 1000+ companies across 20 countries during the 2020-2022 cycles.<\/p>\n<p>Organized with the continued support of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the 2024 WEPs Awards will feature six categories: Innovative Financing (highlighted for 2024), Leadership Commitment, Gender-inclusive Workplace, Gender-responsive Marketplace, Community Engagement &amp; Partnerships, and Transparency &amp; Reporting. Additionally, three SME Champion awards will recognize outstanding small and medium-sized enterprises.<\/p>\n<p>National WEPs Awards will be held in October in <span class=\"xn-location\">India<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Indonesia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Malaysia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">the Philippines<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Thailand<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Viet Nam<\/span>. Winners from these countries and all other applicants will compete for regional honors at the 2024 Regional WEPs Awards Ceremony in November.<\/p>\n<p>This is a unique opportunity for business leaders to gain national, regional and global recognition and visibility for their commitment to gender equality and to inspire broader action. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiapacificwepsawards.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WEPs Awards website<\/a> to apply today.<\/p>\n<p>Media Contact:<br \/>The Women&#8217;s Economic Empowerment Team<\/p>\n<p>UN Women Regional Office for <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia<\/span> and the Pacific<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:wee.asiapacific@unwomen.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wee.asiapacific@unwomen.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to apply, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiapacificwepsawards.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WEPs Awards website<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BANGKOK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 24, 2024<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0UN Women is accepting applications for the 2024 Asia-Pacific Women&#8217;s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Awards. These biannual awards recognize private businesses of all size and sector across the <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia-Pacific<\/span> region that champion gender equality in the workplace, marketplace, and community, in alignment with the WEPs..<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2444820\/2024_awards_application_extended.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">  <\/a> <br \/><span>UN Women is accepting applications for the 2024 Asia-Pacific Women\u2019s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The WEPs is a globally recognized set of 7 principles guiding businesses towards gender-responsive policies and practices across their value chains. Globally, nearly 9,700 companies have become WEPs Signatories, and in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia-Pacific<\/span> more than 2,500 companies have committed. The Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards have become the premier regional initiative for private sector organizations to showcase their efforts for gender equality, with over 1,500 applications from 1000+ companies across 20 countries during the 2020-2022 cycles.<\/p>\n<p>Organized with the continued support of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the 2024 WEPs Awards will feature six categories: Innovative Financing (highlighted for 2024), Leadership Commitment, Gender-inclusive Workplace, Gender-responsive Marketplace, Community Engagement &amp; Partnerships, and Transparency &amp; Reporting. Additionally, three SME Champion awards will recognize outstanding small and medium-sized enterprises.<\/p>\n<p>National WEPs Awards will be held in October in <span class=\"xn-location\">India<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Indonesia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Malaysia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">the Philippines<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Thailand<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Viet Nam<\/span>. Winners from these countries and all other applicants will compete for regional honors at the 2024 Regional WEPs Awards Ceremony in November.<\/p>\n<p>This is a unique opportunity for business leaders to gain national, regional and global recognition and visibility for their commitment to gender equality and to inspire broader action. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiapacificwepsawards.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WEPs Awards website<\/a> to apply today.<\/p>\n<p>Media Contact:<br \/>The Women&#8217;s Economic Empowerment Team<\/p>\n<p>UN Women Regional Office for <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia<\/span> and the Pacific<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:wee.asiapacific@unwomen.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wee.asiapacific@unwomen.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to apply, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiapacificwepsawards.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WEPs Awards website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cision-pr-newswire","category-cision-pr-newswire-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4816\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}