On 1 January 2018, the European Union, UN Women and ILO kicked off the three-year programme “Promoting economic empowerment of women at work through responsible business conduct – G7 countries”. It aims to support sustainable, inclusive and equitable economic growth by focusing on women’s economic empowerment (WEE) in the changing world of work in the public and private sectors in G7 countries. The programme has a two-track approach: (1): Policy dialogues and multi-stakeholder consultations in G7 countries; and (2) Private sector engagement with the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) to eliminate gender inequality in the world of work. The Women’s Empowerment Principles, a partnership initiative of UN Women and UN Global Compact (UNGC) provide a set of considerations to help the private sector focus on key elements integral to promoting gender equality in the workplace, marketplace and community.The annual . Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Forum together with 500 leaders and innovators from business, government, civil society, academia and the United Nations  was held on 15 March 201

Farrah Mazid Saddha the participant and signatory of UNGC as am Entrepreneur, activist and author joined the forum .