PBCWE (Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment)

PBCWE (Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment) is rated 3 out of 5 in the category empowering women. Read and write reviews about PBCWE (Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment). The Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (PBCWE) was launched in March 2017 through the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) funded Investing in Women (IW) program. In the Philippines, IW has partnered with the Philippine Women’s Economic Network (PhilWEN) to create a business coalition to pursue Gender Equality (GE) in the workplace and Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) nationwide. The business coalition is made up of influential businesses that are large employers who will take the appropriate steps to improve gender equity in their own workplaces and to influence businesses, both in their supply chains and other large businesses, and to also become better employers of women. The business coalition members are committed to drive change within their companies by closing the gender pay gap; progressing women into management and leadership positions; improving female workplace participation; investing in female-friendly working conditions; and having company leadership and managers drive gender equality.