Unilever Pakistan reaffirmed its commitment towards enhancing gender diversity within its business by signing on to the Women's Empowerment Principles, with support from UN Women. The Seven Principles for Women's Empowerment, are a joint initiative of UN Women (the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women) and the UN Global Compact.
These principles provide a set of guidelines to help companies focus on key elements integral to promoting gender equality in the workplace, marketplace and community, through policy and action. Shazia Syed, Chairperson & CEO, Unilever Pakistan, highlighted, "The business case for gender equality and diversity has long been accepted as an integral part of organizations across the world. In Pakistan, we too are defining the organizational road map that will empower women to become the flag-bearers of economic success."
Jamshed M. Kazi (Country Representative, UN Women Pakistan) congratulated Unilever in driving change from the top and galvanizing momentum to advance gender equality, diversity and inclusiveness. Speaking on the occasion, he said "The cultural, social, political and infrastructural complexities associated with gender equality are broad and we need to cultivate a spirit of mutual work to be able to tackle these challenges. Multinational companies like Unilever Pakistan are paramount in bringing change and CEO Shazia Syed is an inspiration for many women."-PR