The Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) provide companies with a holistic roadmap for companies to advance gender equality across the workplace, marketplace and community. The WEPs Gender Gap Analysis Tool sets a high bar by encouraging businesses to employ a holistic approach to gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Each regional spotlight session will focus on the aggregate findings from the WEPs Gender Gap Analysis Tool, which are published in a report entitled “Women’s Empowerment and Business 2022 Trends and Opportunities: Companies Show Progress Amid Pandemic Challenges Across Regions”. . In the Europe regional section, the report focuses on the region’s significant improvements in its commitment to the WEPs and the WEPs Gender Gap Analysis Tool as well as data showcasing what companies are doing to address barriers to recruit women – particularly in male-dominated sectors – and gaps for further action. This session will shed light on these findings in the report, especially in regards to how the region can implement gender-sensitive recruitment policies to build a pipeline of women leaders.