Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

UN Women is committed to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women across all sectors, including the private sector. In alignment with the Womens Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and building on the successful implementation of the PROCEGEM programme in Mali, UN Women intends to develop a 5-year regional programme aimed at assessing, building capacity, and officially recognizing how well large private companies integrate gender into their business models.

The programme will be implemented in six countries in West and Central Africa: Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone...