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1 Mar 2014

Author:
Joan Libby-Hawk, Women’s Empowerment Principles

[PDF] WEPs [Women’s Empowerment Principles] Around the World - Taking Hold: WEPs Champions And Coalitions Grow

June 2010: The Women’s Empowerment Principles…issue a call to the world’s CEOs to...implement the WEPS and showcase Principle 1 – Leadership. With 39 CEO...the WEPs CEO Statement of Support hits the airwaves…March 2014:...[A]t least one CEO leader stepped up daily in 2013, expanding the community of ‘champions’ to nearly 700 from 50 countries…While the WEPs offer a roadmap for business…the WEPs ability to engage an array of stakeholders resonates...globally.These coalitions...attest to the realization that tackling gender equality, women’s economic participation, advancing development and driving business are essential...Here are some examples…VIETNAM WORKS TO MAINSTREAM THE 7 PRINCIPLES…WEPs STAKEHOLDERS IN SERBIA FOCUS ON WOMEN’S PRIORITIES…WOMEN COCOA FARMERS…WEPs GO TO COLLEGE…WEPs GLOBE TROTTING Pakistan…Germany…Brazil…Japan…Ukraine…Switzerland…Turkey…India…Mexico…[refers to Itaipu Binacional, KPMG, Mars, Metro Cash & Carry, Mondelēz International, Nestlé]