@WePOWERNetwork

#WePOWERSouthAsia is the Professional Network for the energy & power sector in South Asia, supporting women's participation in the energy transition & STEM.

 Washington, DC
wepowernetwork.org/
Joined May 2020
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Beyond Celebration. Towards impact. WePOWER marked International Womenโ€™s Day 2026 with a clear focus: ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง #IWD #WePOWER #southasia #womeninenergy #IWD26 #give #gain #grow
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WePOWER and its partners are proud to celebrate Returning Mothersโ€™ Day โ€” honoring the incredible women who balance career and family, and who inspire us with their resilience and dedication. #RMC2025 #ReturningMothers #ReturningMothersDay #WePOWER #WomenInEnergy
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๐Ÿ“ขCalling 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. ๐Ÿ“…Deadline for submissions is April 30! wrld.bg/eTn350VpiYL
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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/endpoโ€ฆ
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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 Womenโ€™s Day. #IWD2025
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In #SouthAsia, womenโ€™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 โžก๏ธ wrld.bg/PpTf50US2nK
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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

Raising female employment in South Asia, one step at a time

More than 400 million working-age women in South Asia are outside of the labor force, which constitutes a significant output loss. What are the obstacles that South Asian women face when working...

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#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
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#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
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#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/?uโ€ฆ
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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 Asiaโ€™s energy sector. shorturl.at/hD13l #WePOWER #WomenInEnergy #SouthAsia
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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
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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.
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The official launch of the Nepal National Chapter is set for early October, and we are excited to share more updates soon.
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EGPS Newsletter | September 2024 - mailchi.mp/worldbank.org/egpโ€ฆ
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๐ŸŒŸ ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ! ๐ŸŒŸ ๐Ÿ”Š ๐ˆ๐„๐„๐„ ๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ'๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ค! ๐Ÿ“ข ๐ˆ๐๐๐Ž๐•๐€๐“๐„, ๐ˆ๐๐’๐๐ˆ๐‘๐„, ๐ˆ๐Œ๐๐€๐‚๐“
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*_"A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself"_โœจ* IEEE RETURNING MOTHERS CONFERENCE 2024 *CALL FOR NOMINATIONS* We are excited to open nominations for the esteemed *"Bozenna-Pasik Duncan Humanitarian Mentorship Award."*
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Was inspired to hear powerful stories of women in power and energy sector in #Bhutan during the national chapter meeting of @WePOWERNetwork . Great to see our support to increasing gender inclusion in this sector is leading to transformative change on ground.
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SPARK, a call to every Indian Woman to shine, grow and be a part of a new revelation and be a part of our nation's development. CII Indian Women Network unveils SPARK, it's revolutionary mission that encourages, promotes and supports #WomenInSTEM. The program's identity released by India's leading women scientists, industry leaders and academicians at Mumbai. #CIIWRIWN #CIIWomenInSTEM #CII4WR #WomeninLeadership #WomenEmpowerment #BalanceForBetter #WomenInTech #SheLeads #WomenInScienceย #WomenForChange @CIIEvents @FollowCII @CII_IWN @cii_iwnDelhi @MinistryWCD @DRDO_India @isro @DPIITGoI @Cummins @WePOWERNetwork @BaglaGroup @UNewHaven @GroupVimson @HoganasAB @moglix @kearney @PMOIndia @PiyushGoyalOffc @FinMinIndia @nsitharamanoffc @SwatiSalgaocar
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