WEPs Equal Pay Webinar #3 | Equal pay certification – From analysis to verification
Equal pay for work of equal value is a fundamental human right and an increasing governance, compliance and accountability issue for companies globally. With persistent gender pay gaps and evolving regulatory frameworks businesses face growing expectations to strengthen how they assess, manage and report on pay equity.
UN Women’s Global Secretariat for the Women’s Empowerment Principles and the Equal-Salary Foundation are organizing a 3-part global webinar series designed to help companies understand the importance of equal pay and how to take action.
Session Overview
Webinar 3 explores how organizations move from pay gap analysis to credible verification and certification. It will address governance, remediation actions, and how to communicate progress transparently and responsibly.
Key Focus Areas
- Certification options for equal pay
- Governance, remediation, and accountability
- Communication, verification, and certification processes
- Company experiences having undergone certification
Target audience
Professionals responsible for compensation, HR analytics, ESG reporting, compliance, and workforce governance, as well as senior decision-makers overseeing transparency, risk, and investment in pay equity.
About the WEPs Equal Pay Webinar Series
This webinar is part of a 3-part global series co-organized by UN Women (Global Secretariat for the Women’s Empowerment Principles) and the Equal-Salary Foundation.
It is designed to support companies in moving from awareness to implementation.
- Understand what equal pay means and why it is a material business priority
- Build the internal capability to assess and monitor equal pay, including data, systems and methodologies
- Define an action pathway to strengthen action for equal pay
Across three sessions, the series will cover the following topics, with a core focus on actions by companies
- 21 April 2026 – Equal Pay 101: From rights to corporate action
- 27 May 2026 – Regulations driving action for Equal Pay: What companies need to measure
- 30 June 2026 – Equal Pay Certification – From analysis to verification