Summary of Gender equality means better business - leveraging the WEPs - an introduction

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The video discusses the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs), which are a set of principles aimed at advancing gender equality. The video provides examples of how businesses can use the WEPs, including in contracting and personal development. The presenter offers a question and answer session after the presentation.

00:00:00 Natalia Nedell, chief of enabling outreach services at the Office of Supply Chain Management and Department of Operational Support of the Un Secretariat, introduces the topic of gender equality and Women's Empowerment Principles. She invites attendees to hear presentations from Sap, a contractor that signed onto the Principles, about their experiences and journey to date. Natalia believes that gender equality and empowerment of women is essential to broader economic development, increased supplier diversity, and increased business opportunities.
00:05:00 The video introduces the Women's Empowerment Principles, which focus on gender equality in the workplace, marketplace, and community. The principles include the need for corporate leadership to make a public commitment to them, the need for companies to put resources into implementing them, and the importance of measurement.
00:10:00 The video introduces the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs), which are a roadmap for business sustainability, innovation, and productivity. The WEPs can help galvanize stakeholders and drive change in the workplace marketplace and community. The video offers a journey for businesses to become WEPs signatories.
00:15:00 This video discusses the five principles of gender equality, which focus on the workplace, human rights, the supply chain, advertising and marketing, and social norms. It asserts that companies can make progress in achieving gender equality by implementing these principles and by holding their suppliers accountable.
00:20:00 The YouTube video "Gender equality means better business - leveraging the WEPs" provides an introduction to the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs). The WEPs are a multi-dimensional concept that encompass ideas such as advertising and marketing, engagement with women and girls, and results transparency. Signing on to the WEPs is a simple process that involves the CEO signing a statement of support, uploading it to the website, and receiving support from WE. The WEPs offer guidance on a variety of issues, including procurement and the supply chain, domestic violence, and public policies that support gender equality. WE also offers a learning platform and resources for advancing gender equality in businesses.
00:25:00 The video introduces the Women's Equality Principles (WEPs), which are a set of principles aimed at advancing gender equality. The video provides examples of how businesses can use the WEPs, including in contracting and personal development. The presenter offers a question and answer session after the presentation.
00:30:00 Sap shares its journey and experience promoting gender equality and women's empowerment, and explains how the principles of gender equality can help businesses achieve success.
00:35:00 Sap discusses its efforts to create an inclusive workplace, focusing on principle one - establishing high-level corporate leadership for gender equality - and two - treating all women and men fairly. Sap also discusses its policy and code of conduct for respecting human rights, and its efforts to implement inclusive policies throughout the organization. Third, Sap discusses its focus on ensuring the health safety and well-being of all women and men workers.
00:40:00 The video provides an overview of gender equality and how the WWESP principles can help an organization design a framework for achieving gender parity. The principles include universal ownership, data-driven decision-making, and incorporating best practices into policies and processes. The presenter highlights some of the ways that WWESP has already helped the organization achieve progress in areas such as leadership accountability coaching and sponsorship.
00:45:00 The video discusses the importance of gender equality and how it can be achieved by implementing the WEPs, or the Women's Economic Principles. It points out that it can take time for companies to see results, and that mentoring is important for both genders. Additionally, it discusses the challenge of being a woman leader in an organization and how to overcome it.
00:50:00 Gender equality means better business, and one way to achieve this is to leverage the WEPs - which encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The WEPs help to create a more inclusive and diverse workplace, which can help businesses compete in a changing marketplace.
00:55:00 The presenter provides information on the web's principles and how they can be applied to achieve gender equality. They discuss the need for additional training and resources for implementation, and how leadership involvement and working on action plans are key. Finally, they mention a program called "He Fushi" that aims to get men on board with gender equality.

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The video discusses the importance of gender equality in business and how the WEPs, or Women's Economic Participation, can help to achieve this. The video features interviews with two speakers who discuss the importance of the WEPs and how companies can implement them in their policies and practices.