International Women Day: Gender Equality and CSR

Today we celebrate the International Women's Day. On this occasion I'd like to refer to an event I attended on Thursday, March 5 in New York City. "Advancing Women in the Global Marketplace" was co-organized by UNIFEM and UN Global Compact which put the gender (and not only) diversity in an interesting perspective.

The event was subject to Chatham house rule, so I can't give any quotes, although there were plenty inspiring speeches. The main message I personally took home is that empowering women through corporate responsibility is a great cause but also makes a perfect business case.

And a couple of resources on this subject:

1. Calvert Women's Principles
2. Elisabeth Kelan's gender equality research.
3. Overview of the event