WEPs Equal Pay Webinar #1 | Equal Pay 101: From rights to corporate action
2026-04-21 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/Prague) | Online, Czech Republic
Equal pay for work of equal value is a fundamental human right and an increasing governance, compliance and accountability issue for companies globally. With persistent gender pay gaps and evolving regulatory frameworks businesses face growing expectations to strengthen how they assess, manage and report on pay equity.
UN Women’s Global Secretariat for the Women’s Empowerment Principles and the Equal-Salary Foundation are organizing a 3-part global webinar series designed to help companies understand the importance of equal pay and how to take action.
Session Overview
Webinar 1 sets the foundation for understanding equal pay. It unpacks key definitions, explains why equal pay matters for business performance and gender equality, and includes companies sharing their experience on taking action for equal pay.
Key Focus Areas

Core concepts and definitions of equal pay
Why equal pay matters for organizations, talent, and society
Company experiences and early actions toward pay equity

Target audience
Senior leadership, HR / People & Culture professionals, and organizational decision-makers.
REGISTER HERE

About the WEPs Equal Pay Webinar Series
This webinar is part of a 3-part global series co-organized by UN Women (Global Secretariat for the Women’s Empowerment Principles) and the Equal-Salary Foundation.
It is designed to support companies in moving from awareness to implementation.

Understand what equal pay means and why it is a material business priority
Build the internal capability to assess and monitor equal pay, including data, systems and methodologies
Define an action pathway to strengthen action for equal pay

Across three sessions, the series will cover the following topics, with a core focus on actions by companies

21 April 2026 – Equal Pay 101: From rights to corporate action
27 May 2026 – Regulations driving action for Equal Pay: What companies need to measure
30 June 2026 – Equal Pay Certification – From analysis to verification

IFC-UN Women Webinar #2: Addressing gender-based violence and harassment in the private sector: Measurement as a tool for prevention
2026-04-23 14:30 - 15:30 | Online, Czech Republic
Gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) remains a critical yet underreported workplace issue, with significant impacts on employees, business performance and organizational risk. A key barrier to prevention is the lack of consistent, reliable data to understand prevalence, patterns and root causes.
This second session in the IFC–UN Women webinar series brings together evidence and practical tools to help companies move from awareness to action. Drawing on UN Women’s Normalized No More guidance and IFC’s Respectful Workplaces research, the session will highlight why measurement matters—and how it can drive prevention, accountability and safer workplaces.
What the session covers

Why GBVH is a material business and human rights issue
How to measure GBVH using evidence-based approaches
What data is needed to understand risks, prevalence and impacts
How to move from measurement to prevention and accountability

Target audience

Private sector companies, including WEPs signatories (leadership, HR, ESG, compliance, risk)
Regulators and policymakers
Investors and business associations

Summary event details

Date: Thursday, 23 April 2026
Time: 08:30–09:30 New York (EST) ¦ 10:30–11:30 São Paulo, Brazil (UTC-3) ¦ 16:30–17:30 Nairobi, Kenya (UTC+3) ¦ 17:30–18:30 Dubai, UAE (UTC+4)
Language: English with AI caption translation
Format: Virtual (Microsoft Teams)

WEPs Transparency & Accountability Roadmap: An Introduction
2026-04-23 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-29 11:00 - 12:00 | Online, Czech Republic
Gender equality is no longer only a values issue — it is a material business factor shaping performance, resilience and long-term value creation. Yet many companies still face a common challenge: how to move from collecting gender data to using it effectively for decision-making, accountability and impact.
This webinar introduces the newly launched WEPs Transparency and Accountability Roadmap, a practical framework designed to help companies strengthen governance, prioritize gender indicators and integrate gender equality into strategy, risk management and reporting. It is co-hosted by UN Women and the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030.
This webinar is designed for companies and partners working on ESG, sustainability, HR and strategy who want to strengthen governance, data and accountability for gender equality.

During the session, we will:

Present the methodology and key insights behind the roadmap
Walk through the four maturity levels and how companies can use them
Explore practical applications across different sectors and company sizes
Share how companies can engage in the next phase of testing and application to different sectors and company contexts

The session is designed for companies at all stages of their WEPs journey, as well as partners supporting private sector engagement.

Summary
Target audience: Companies and partners working on ESG, sustainability, HR and strategy who want to strengthen governance, data and accountability for gender equality
Language: English, with AI-generated captions and translation available
Date: Two options for the same webinar

Webinar 1: 23 April, 16:00 – 17:00 (CET – Prague) | REGISTER HERE
Webinar 2: 29 April, 11:00–12:00 (CET – Prague) | REGISTER HERE

Setkání komunity WEPs a partnerů Equal Pay Day
2026-05-13 17:00 - 20:30
Přijměte pozvání na setkání k našim dvěma nejvýznamnějším projektům WEP´s a Equal Pay Day. Oba dva se nyní protínají v tématu Směrnice Transparentnosti. Setkání je rozděleno do 3 částí. Těšíme se na osobní setkání, diskuze a propojení k budoucí spolupráci.
Kdy: středa 13. května 2026, 17:00–20:30 hodinKde: prostor Green Table by Veolia, Na Florenci 15, Praha 1
Program:
16:45 – Přivítání a občerstvení
17:00–17:10 – Úvodní slovo a přivítání hostů
17:10–17:15 – Oslava signatářství Pražské vodovody a kanalizace a.s. (PVK)
17:15–18:15 – Panelová diskuse Směrnice o transparentnosti odměňování: povinnost, nebo příležitost?

Zuzana Šepsová, personální ředitelka Pražské vodovody a kanalizace a.s.
Jana Boštíková, vedoucí partnerka oddělení HR & Payroll Services a ESG Forvis Mazars
Anna Brabcová, ředitelka odboru integrace na trh práce na MPSV
Miroslava Křivánková, WEPs Ambassador BPWCR
debatu moderuje Eva Primus Kovandová, prezidentka BPWCR

18:15 – Networking
18:30–19:00 – Poděkování partnerům Equal Pay Day 2026 a výhled do roku 2027

Jana Černoušková, programová ředitelka Equal Pay Day
Helena Dreiseitlová, Country Lead Equal Pay Day Czechia
Eva Primus Kovandová, prezidentka BPWCR

19:00–20:30 – Networking & občerstvení & neformální diskuze a propojení
Přijďte poznat unikátní prostor v centru Prahy a ochutnejte s námi originální pojetí vegetariánské a udržitelné gastronomie šéfkuchařky Miluše Makó, která připravuje každý týden nové menu. Vše je čerstvé, lokální, sezónní, zero-waste a neskutečně chutné.
Akce je určena pro uzavřenou komunitu. Máte zájem o účast a spolupráci? Napište nám prosím na reditelka@bpwcz.com

WEPs Equal Pay Webinar #2 | Equal pay regulation and company action
2026-05-27 15:00 - 16:30 | Online, Czech Republic
Equal pay for work of equal value is a fundamental human right and an increasing governance, compliance and accountability issue for companies globally. With persistent gender pay gaps and evolving regulatory frameworks businesses face growing expectations to strengthen how they assess, manage and report on pay equity.
UN Women’s Global Secretariat for the Women’s Empowerment Principles and the Equal-Salary Foundation are organizing a 3-part global webinar series designed to help companies understand the importance of equal pay and how to take action.
Session Overview
Webinar 2 focuses on the practical requirements for advancing equal pay, with an emphasis on data, systems, and regulatory readiness. It helps companies and stakeholders understand global equal pay trends and regulatory expectations, and how companies can advance transparency and accountability, including the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
Key Focus Areas

Global trends in Equal Pay regulations
Measurement, reporting, and internal company systems
Regulatory and compliance readiness, including EU requirements

Target audience
Companies and stakeholders responsible for pay equity, ESG reporting, compliance, and workforce governance, as well as policymakers, investors, and experts shaping and implementing equal pay standards globally.
REGISTER HERE

About the WEPs Equal Pay Webinar Series
This webinar is part of a 3-part global series co-organized by UN Women (Global Secretariat for the Women’s Empowerment Principles) and the Equal-Salary Foundation.
It is designed to support companies in moving from awareness to implementation.

Understand what equal pay means and why it is a material business priority
Build the internal capability to assess and monitor equal pay, including data, systems and methodologies
Define an action pathway to strengthen action for equal pay

Across three sessions, the series will cover the following topics, with a core focus on actions by companies

21 April 2026 – Equal Pay 101: From rights to corporate action
27 May 2026 – Regulations driving action for Equal Pay: What companies need to measure
30 June 2026 – Equal Pay Certification – From analysis to verification

WEPs Equal Pay Webinar #2 | Equal pay regulation and company action
2026-06-10 14:00 - 15:30 | Online, Czech Republic
Equal pay for work of equal value is a fundamental human right and an increasing governance, compliance and accountability issue for companies globally. With persistent gender pay gaps and evolving regulatory frameworks businesses face growing expectations to strengthen how they assess, manage and report on pay equity.
UN Women’s Global Secretariat for the Women’s Empowerment Principles and the Equal-Salary Foundation are organizing a 3-part global webinar series designed to help companies understand the importance of equal pay and how to take action.
Session Overview
This session brings together leading experts from the International Labour Organization, Equal Pay International Coalition, and private sector leaders to unpack what evolving equal pay regulations mean in practice — and how companies can prepare.
What companies will gain

Insights into emerging regulatory and investor expectations
Guidance on the data, governance, and reporting systems companies need in place
Real-world company experiences, challenges, and lessons learned

Target audience
Companies and stakeholders responsible for pay equity, ESG reporting, compliance, and workforce governance, as well as policymakers, investors, and experts shaping and implementing equal pay standards globally.
REGISTER HERE

About the WEPs Equal Pay Webinar Series
This webinar is part of a 3-part global series co-organized by UN Women (Global Secretariat for the Women’s Empowerment Principles) and the Equal-Salary Foundation.
It is designed to support companies in moving from awareness to implementation.

Understand what equal pay means and why it is a material business priority
Build the internal capability to assess and monitor equal pay, including data, systems and methodologies
Define an action pathway to strengthen action for equal pay

Across three sessions, the series will cover the following topics, with a core focus on actions by companies

21 April 2026 – Equal Pay 101: From rights to corporate action
10 June 2026 – Equal pay regulation and company action
30 June 2026 – Equal Pay Certification – From analysis to verification

WEPs Equal Pay Webinar #3 | Equal pay certification – From analysis to verification
2026-06-30 14:00 - 15:30 | Online, Czech Republic
Equal pay for work of equal value is a fundamental human right and an increasing governance, compliance and accountability issue for companies globally. With persistent gender pay gaps and evolving regulatory frameworks businesses face growing expectations to strengthen how they assess, manage and report on pay equity.
UN Women’s Global Secretariat for the Women’s Empowerment Principles and the Equal-Salary Foundation are organizing a 3-part global webinar series designed to help companies understand the importance of equal pay and how to take action.
Session Overview
Webinar 3 explores how organizations move from pay gap analysis to credible verification and certification. It will address governance, remediation actions, and how to communicate progress transparently and responsibly.
Key Focus Areas

Certification options for equal pay
Governance, remediation, and accountability
Communication, verification, and certification processes
Company experiences having undergone certification

Target audience
Professionals responsible for compensation, HR analytics, ESG reporting, compliance, and workforce governance, as well as senior decision-makers overseeing transparency, risk, and investment in pay equity.
REGISTER HERE

About the WEPs Equal Pay Webinar Series
This webinar is part of a 3-part global series co-organized by UN Women (Global Secretariat for the Women’s Empowerment Principles) and the Equal-Salary Foundation.
It is designed to support companies in moving from awareness to implementation.

Understand what equal pay means and why it is a material business priority
Build the internal capability to assess and monitor equal pay, including data, systems and methodologies
Define an action pathway to strengthen action for equal pay

Across three sessions, the series will cover the following topics, with a core focus on actions by companies

21 April 2026 – Equal Pay 101: From rights to corporate action
27 May 2026 – Regulations driving action for Equal Pay: What companies need to measure
30 June 2026 – Equal Pay Certification – From analysis to verification
