October 29, 2019
Actress and activist Jamila Jameel, who opened the launch event, noted, “I fully support the UN Global Compact's call for bolder action from business to advance gender equality and I’m excited to learn about the Target Gender Equality program. This is just what we need to create a multiplier impact for good. It is inspiring to Meet the WE Empower Challenge winners who represent women entrepreneurs from all over the world succeeding against the odds to support the UN SDGs.”
The UN Global Compact has a membership base of more than 13,000 worldwide. The ASU Thunderbird School of Global Management provides support for the U.S. Global Compact network. Amanda Ellis, co-chair of the WE Empower Challenge, said that it’s great to see “such a broad range of partners coming together in a true SDG 17 coalition to support women entrepreneurs as ‘solutionaries.’”