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Beyond Celebration. Towards impact. WePOWER marked International Women’s Day 2026 with a clear focus: 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 #IWD #WePOWER #southasia #womeninenergy #IWD26 #give #gain #grow

WePOWER and its partners are proud to celebrate Returning Mothers’ Day — honoring the incredible women who balance career and family, and who inspire us with their resilience and dedication. #RMC2025 #ReturningMothers #ReturningMothersDay #WePOWER #WomenInEnergy

📢Calling young changemakers in #SouthAsia: What will it take to #ClearHerPath to economic opportunities? Send us your best ideas for a chance to intern with the @WorldBank. 📅Deadline for submissions is April 30! wrld.bg/eTn350VpiYL

Women in #SouthAsia face systemic barriers in workforce, with labor force participation at just 28%. However, in #Pakistan @wapda_pr is leading the change with growing this number from 8.12% (2010) to 15.78% (2023). Read this blog to find out how: blogs.worldbank.org/en/endpovertyi…

Today, we celebrate the incredible strength, resilience, and achievements of women across South Asia, especially the women employees of our esteemed WePOWER Partners. Happy International Women’s Day. #IWD2025

In #SouthAsia, women’s participation in the urban workforce remains low, despite the availability of increased job opportunities . Learn more about this paradox in the new @OECDdev #DevMatters blog by @MaurizioBussolo and @jonahrexer ➡️ wrld.bg/PpTf50US2nK

Boosting female employment in #SouthAsia requires breaking barriers by policy actions such as better childcare, safer transport, and flexible jobs. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Read this blog to find out more: wrld.bg/VA0950UVItu

#SouthAsia has one of the largest gender gaps globally, with only 32% of working-age women in the labor force. The energy sector fares worse. Our HR Metrics shows how HR policies can bridge this gap: wrld.bg/8OIi50UBNeN

#DYK that women constitute only 25% of the workforce in energy utilities across #SouthAsia? Read our new blog on how leveraging HR metrics can help organizations to close gender gap in their workforce. wrld.bg/fPEV50UqhO8

#DYK that in the first half of 2024 WePOWER Partners conducted up to 2,562 activities reaching directly 27,836 women and girls in #SouthAsia? This included trainings, workshops, mentorships, and study tours/field visits. Read more: us17.campaign-archive.com/?u=8f37ff31e43…

Read the #WePOWER fall newsletter and catch up on the latest from the WePOWER network and our partners' achievements in creating opportunities and empowering women across South Asia’s energy sector. shorturl.at/hD13l #WePOWER #WomenInEnergy #SouthAsia

The official launch of the Nepal National Chapter is set for early October, and we are excited to share more updates soon.

aimed at advancing gender inclusion in Nepal's energy sector. During the workshop, we also finalized the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the national chapter and endorsed the plan to establish a permanent WePOWER Regional Secretariat.

On Sept 5, 2024, the @WorldBank and the @ADB_HQ successfully hosted a collaborative workshop to finalize the business plan for the Nepal National Chapter of WePOWER. Key representatives from our five partner organizations

EGPS Newsletter | September 2024 - mailchi.mp/worldbank.org/…

🌟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬! 🌟 🔊 𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤! 📢 𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐄, 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐄, 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓

*_"A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself"_✨* IEEE RETURNING MOTHERS CONFERENCE 2024 *CALL FOR NOMINATIONS* We are excited to open nominations for the esteemed *"Bozenna-Pasik Duncan Humanitarian Mentorship Award."*