Karachi: In move forward signifying Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)’s efforts to promote increased women participation, gender equality and adopting gender-responsive policies, PSX has become signatory of Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs).

According to PSX press release received here, WEPs, founding partners of which are UN Women and UN Global Compact are set of principles aimed at advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in workplace, marketplace and community.

WEPs provide guidelines for corporates to deliver on gender equality standards of 2030 agenda and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). More information on UN SDGs is accessible at https://sdgs.un.org&https://www.undp.org/sustainable-development-goals.

WEPs constitute of seven basic principles to leverage corporate world towards goal of achieving society prioritising gender equality, sustainability and growth. These seven principles are leadership, equality, health and safety, education and training, transparency, community and markets.

MD, CEO PSX Farrukh H. Khan said by becoming signatory of Women Empowerment Principles, we have sent strong message that PSX was committed to and supports gender equality and women empowerment.

Sharmeela Rassool UN Women Pakistan appreciated PSX for becoming signatory of WEPs and said UN Women believes organisation like PSX plays a leading role in shaping attitudes, challenging discrimination, harmful practices and developing workplace where everyone is valued.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 11 2023

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