International Women’s Day: BNP Paribas pursues its actions to promote equality in the workplace

#HeForSheArtsWeek

The first HeForShe Arts Week took place in New York in March 2016. 1 billion mentions in the media later, UN Women is launching the second edition of the event in Paris and simultaneously in 7 other cities: New York, London, Bangkok, Sao Paulo, Santiago, Reykjavik and Panama City. 

HeForShe is a solidarity campaign for gender equality launched by UN Women with the aim of getting men and boys involved in the battle for gender equality and women’s rights. Hundreds of thousands of men around the world, including heads of state, CEOs and international celebrities from all walks of life, have come together to launch large-scale actions in favour of gender equality. This global movement aims to change behaviour, standards and conceptions that contribute to our cultural view of gender. Art is an essential vector to promote equality and change behaviour.

For its 1st year in Paris, the French National Committee for UN Women is organising a series of events from 8 to 15 March in key venues with a host of artists. HeForShe Week will spread to various cultural venues in Paris, mirroring the event that is once again taking place in New York City, as well as in 6 other cities, to amplify and multiply the message of the solidarity campaign for men taking action for equality.

BNP Paribas pursues its actions to promote equality in the workplace

Signatory to the United Nations’ WEP (Women Empowerment Principles) in 2011, the Group has already been conducting a proactive policy of gender equality in the workplace for more than 10 years. This commitment takes the form of signing collective agreements and setting quantitative, closely monitored goals that allow us to measure our progress and the impact of our actions.

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During the #HeForSheArtsWeek from 8 to 15 March 2017, the BNP Paribas Group is holding several events to raise awareness:

• Roundtables in France on “Diversity in skill-sets: down with preconceived ideas!” and “Women’s ambitions: where do we stand?”, organised by the Mixcity network, 
  
• and over a dozen events held in the UK throughout a week that will be devoted entirely to this topic; 
  
• BNP Paribas will also participate in the WEP event in the USA; 
  
• a series of coffee mornings and a special newsletter on the subject in Italy.