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Partnership with Opportunity Now Excellence in Practice Awards – Global Category
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We are proud to be linking up with Opportunity Now on the Global category of their Excellence in Practice Awards.
Opportunity Now is a UK campaigning organisation aiming is to empower employers to accelerate change for women in the workplace. The prestigous Excellence in Practice Awards is an annual programme that recognises organisations working to create equal, diverse and inclusive workplaces. The application process is run in conjunction with The Times Top 50 Employers for Women.
The Global Award recognises programmes or initiatives with a gender and global focus either in an organisation’s direct workforce or women in communities outside of it.
Jan Grasty, President of UKNC for UN Women says, “We are very excited about the partnership as it furthers our aim to foster innovative collaborations and it gives our corporate members the opportunity to showcase some of the fantastic work they are already doing in this area.†Find out more about the awards.
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A Life of Dignity for All
 "The new agenda must ensure the equal rights of women and girls, their full participation in the political, economic and public spheres and zero tolerance for violence against or exploitation of women and girls."
Ban Ki-moon
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will convene a special meeting this month (September 25th) to review current efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals following his recent report on the issue that had a strong focus on gender equality and empowering women and girls. April 5th this year marked the point of 1,000 days remaining to take action to meet the Goals.
The event will provide Member States with an opportunity for rallying political support for the acceleration of the MDGs. It will also serve as an occasion to reflect on the broad outlines of the development agenda beyond 2015. The Secretary-General recommends that Member States use the special event to generate clarity and a solid momentum for the important discussions and decisions that will follow.
Read our blog on the report 'A life of dignity for all: accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals and advancing the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015'. And for more information on the Post-2015 development agenda see our website here.
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Miss Representation in the UK
Earlier this month we held a members screening of Miss Representation, a documentary film by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, with KPMG’s Network Of Women (KNOW) and the International Women’s Forum (IWF). The film explores women’s under-representation in positions of power and influence and challenges the limited and often disparaging portrayals of women in media in the US.
After the screening there was a lively discussion considering parallels with the media context in the UK and what can be done to tackle the misrepresentation of women across media channels here. Read more about the audience's reflections in our blog here.
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Our event celebrating the first anniversary of the Women's Empowerment Principles in the UK was featured in the 