Resources

A Checklist for Addressing Violence Against Women

Association for Progressive Communications

Violence, Harassment, and Sexual Exploitation
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A Path to Empowerment: the role of corporations in supporting women's economic progress.

Harvard Kennedy School, US Chamber of Commerce

Health, Safety, and Hygiene Supplier Performance on Gender Equality
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Addressing Pay Equity

Australian Government Workplace Gender Equality Agency

Equal Compensation
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Addressing Unconscious Bias

McKinsey & Company

Non-discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy
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Assessing Private Sector Contributions to Job Creation and Poverty Reduction

IFC

Supplier Performance on Gender Equality Women-Owned Businesses
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Building Effective Women's Economic Empowerment Strategies

BSR (Business for Social Responsibility)

Access to Quality Health Services Health, Safety, and Hygiene Library Organizational Gender Equality Strategy Parental and Caregiver Support Product/Service Development with a Gender Lens Violence, Harassment, and Sexual Exploitation
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Building a gender equality strategy

Australian Government Workplace Gender Equality Agency

Leadership Commitment Organizational Gender Equality Strategy
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CEO Statement of Support

WEPs

Leadership Commitment
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Call to Action: Bringing Down Legal Barriers for Womens Economic Empowerment

WEPs

CSR, Philanthropy, Advocacy, and Partnerships to Support Gender Equality
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Call to Action: Commit to Inclusive Sourcing

WEPS

Supplier Performance on Gender Equality
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Call to Action: Investing in Womens Right to Health

WEPs

Access to Quality Health Services Health, Safety, and Hygiene
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Call to Action: Support and Invest in Womens Entrepreneurship

WEPs

Women-Owned Businesses
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City of San Francisco Gender Equality Principles Tool

City of San Francisco, Calvert, Verite
This tool provides a platform to dig deeper into: employee compensation; Work/Life Balance; violence, harassment, and sexual exploitation; recruitment; supplier performance on gender equality, CSR, Philanthropy, Advocacy, and Partnerships to Support Gender Equality

CSR, Philanthropy, Advocacy, and Partnerships to Support Gender Equality Equal Compensation Recruitment Supplier Performance on Gender Equality Violence, Harassment, and Sexual Exploitation Work/Life Balance
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Companies Leading the Way: Putting the Principles into Practice

WEPs

Library
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Consulting with employees

Australian Government Workplace Gender Equality Agency

Access to Quality Health Services Health, Safety, and Hygiene Maternity Leave Parental and Caregiver Support Paternity Leave Work/Life Balance
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Crack the Ceiling, Raise the Floor

WEPs

Non-discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy Professional Development and Promotion Recruitment
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Edge Certification

EDGE

Equal Compensation Professional Development and Promotion Recruitment Work/Life Balance
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Embedding Gender in Sustainability Reporting, A Practitioner's Guide

IFC/ GRI

Organizational Gender Equality Strategy
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Employer Toolkits: Managing Pregnancy

Equality and Human Rights Commision

Maternity Leave
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Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation

Australian Government Workplace Gender Equality Agency

Library
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Engaging Philanthropy to Promote Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UNIFEM, UN Office of Partnerships, CECP

CSR, Philanthropy, Advocacy, and Partnerships to Support Gender Equality
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Equal Pay - An introductory guide

International Labour Organization

Equal Compensation
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Equality Means Business: Trainers' Manual for Gender Equality in the Private Sector

UN Women Turkey and Global Compact Network Turkey
A manual developed by Global Compact Network Turkey and UN Women to support further implementation of the WEPs Principles in Turkey

Library
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FAQ: Sexual Harassment at the Workplace

International Labour Organization

Violence, Harassment, and Sexual Exploitation
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Gender Dimensions of Product Design

UN Women and UNESCO

Product/Service Development with a Gender Lens
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Gender Equality Seal Certification Program for Public and Private Enterprises: Latin American Companies Pioneering Gender Equality

United Nations Development Programme
In collaboration with Governments in Latin America, UNDP developed a certification program to dig into: eliminating gender-based pay gaps, increasing womens roles in decision-making; enhancing work-life balance; enhancing womens access to non-traditional jobs; eradicating sexual harassment at work; and using inclusive, non-sexist communication.

Equal Compensation Professional Development and Promotion Violence, Harassment, and Sexual Exploitation Work/Life Balance
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Gender Equality in Business

UN Women Serbia
A self assessment guide developed by UN Women Serbia to help translate the WEPs Principles in the Serbian Context.

Library
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Gender equality: it's your business - Briefings for Business

Oxfam

Supplier Performance on Gender Equality
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Health Facility Guidelines and Management Benchmarks

BSR (Business for Social Responsibility), Evidence, USAID

Access to Quality Health Services Health, Safety, and Hygiene
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HeforShe Impact 10x10x10 Report

UN Women

Professional Development and Promotion Recruitment
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How Businesses can Invest in Women and Realise Returns

UN Foundation, BSR, Universal Access Project, Evidence Project
The guide outlines actions companies can take to improve the health and well-being of women workers, while also identifying business returns and opportunities to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Access to Quality Health Services CSR, Philanthropy, Advocacy, and Partnerships to Support Gender Equality Health, Safety, and Hygiene Leadership Commitment Supplier Performance on Gender Equality Violence, Harassment, and Sexual Exploitation
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How to Improve Board Diversity A Six Step Guide

Equality and Human Rights Commision

Leadership Commitment
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How to improve board diversity: a six step guide to good practice

Equality and Human Rights Commision

Leadership Commitment
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Industry Gender Gap Profile

World Economic Forum

Outcome indicators
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Is Gender Diversity Profitable? Evidence from a Global Survey

Peterson Institute for International Economics

Library
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Making the connections: Women, corporate sustainability and sustainable development

WEPs

CSR, Philanthropy, Advocacy, and Partnerships to Support Gender Equality Leadership Commitment Organizational Gender Equality Strategy
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Moving mind-sets on gender diversity: McKinsey Global Survey Results

McKinsey & Company

Professional Development and Promotion Recruitment
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Putting Gender Smart Commitments into Practice

IFC

Leadership Commitment Professional Development and Promotion Supplier Performance on Gender Equality Violence, Harassment, and Sexual Exploitation Women-Owned Businesses
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Reinventing the workplace for greater gender diversity

McKinsey & Company

Leadership Commitment
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Setting gender targets

Australian Government Workplace Gender Equality Agency

Leadership Commitment Organizational Gender Equality Strategy
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Smart Principles, Smart Economics: How governments can promote uptake and implementation of the Womens Empowerment Principles by business

EY

CSR, Philanthropy, Advocacy, and Partnerships to Support Gender Equality Leadership Commitment Organizational Gender Equality Strategy
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Straight talk about gender diversity in the boardroom and beyond

McKinsey & Company

Leadership Commitment
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Strategic Approach to Flexibility

Australian Government Workplace Gender Equality Agency

Work/Life Balance
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Tackling Childcare: The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare

IFC
This Report discusses how companies can analyze their workforce to identify the type of childcare support they can offer to their employees—from on-site childcare to subsidies—that best suits their needs. The report draws on 10 case studies of companies around the world offering various childcare options, highlighting how investments in employer-supported childcare can strengthen the bottom line.

Access to Quality Health Services CSR, Philanthropy, Advocacy, and Partnerships to Support Gender Equality Health, Safety, and Hygiene Maternity Leave Parental and Caregiver Support Paternity Leave Work/Life Balance
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The Corporate Gender Gap Report

World Economic Forum

Outcome indicators
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The Womens Empowerment Principles: Reporting on Progress (aligned with GRI G4)

WEPs

Library
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Tools and Resources to Address Unconscious Bias

WEPs

Non-discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy Product/Service Development with a Gender Lens Professional Development and Promotion Recruitment
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Trading Away Our Rights: Women Working in Global Supply Chains

Oxfam

Supplier Performance on Gender Equality
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UN SWAP

UN Women

Library
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UN Women Private Sector Accountability Framework

UN Women
This framework provided a baseline for the WEPs Gap Analysis Tool.

Library
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WEPs Booklet

WEPs

Library
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When Women Thrive, Businesses Thrive

Mercer

Equal Compensation Organizational Gender Equality Strategy Professional Development and Promotion Recruitment
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Women at Work 2016

International Labour Organization

Library
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Women in Business Management Gaining Momentum, Global Report

International Labour Organization

Equal Compensation Professional Development and Promotion Recruitment
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Women's Empowerment in Global Value Chains: A Framework for Business Action

BSR (Business for Social Responsibility)

Supplier Performance on Gender Equality
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Womens Employment: The Business Case for Investing in Women's Employment Around the World

IFC (International FInance Corporation) World Bank Group

Equal Compensation Maternity Leave Non-discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy Organizational Gender Equality Strategy Parental and Caregiver Support Paternity Leave Professional Development and Promotion Recruitment Work/Life Balance
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Womens Empowerment Principles, the UN Global Compact and the Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights - Explanatory Note

WEPs

Library
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