Call for Nominations The Leadership Award of the Women’s Empowerment Principles - Equality Means Business (WEPs) is a partnership initiative of UN Women and the UN Global Compact, that seeks to recognize business leaders for their exceptional championship of gender equality and support for the 7 Principles. The WEPs originated the Award in 2012 with the inaugural presentation in March 2013. The awards highlight concrete and innovative actions taken to advance the 7 principles, and particularly showcases principle one: Leadership Promotes Gender Equality. Nominations are open to companies whose CEOs (present or past) have signed or intend to sign the WEPs CEO Statement of Support by 1 November 2013. See www.weprinciples.org on how to sign. Click here to learn more: http://www.weprinciples.org/Site/WepsLeadershipAwards/