EDGE Workshop on 16th Feb 2018

On 16th February, 2018, โ€œEDGE Workshopโ€ was conducted in cooperation with Investing in Women (IW) and International Finance Cooperation (IFC) with the participants fromFirst Myanmar Investment (FMI), City Mart Holdings (CMHL) and Shwe Taung Group (STG): - our founding members who are going to start proceeding the EDGE Certification program. This workshop focused to support […]

AVPN โ€“ Myanmar Social Impact Forum 2018

On 27th February, 2018, we โ€“ Business Coalition for Gender Equality (BCGE) - participated as a panel discussion at AVPN (Asian Venture Philanthropy Network) Social Impact Forum at Yangon. Alongside with our alliance; IFC โ€“ International Finance Cooperation and IW โ€“ Investing in Women; the session discussed about the concept of workplace gender equality not […]

Ring the Bell for Gender Equality โ€“ 9TH March 2018

On 9th March 2018 โ€“ together with the leading business women, we โ€“ BCGE โ€“ represented as a panellist at โ€œRing the bellโ€ event hosted by Yangon Stock Exchange to support the gender equality in the working environment. The panel was discussed about the existence of women business leaders in Myanmar, how their decision making […]

EDGE Communication Workshop on 6th July 2018

On 6th July, 2018, โ€œEDGE Communication Workshopโ€ was conducted for our founding members; in cooperation with Investing in Women (IW) and International Finance Cooperation (IFC) to support in designing effective communication plan regarding Gender Equality at workplace and EDGE certification programme. As the commitment of promoting gender equality in the workplace in Myanmar, our Business […]

EDGE Workshop for Founding Members on 26th July 2018

On 26th July, 2018, โ€œEDGE Workshop for Founding Membersโ€ was conducted in cooperation with Investing in Women (IW) with the participants from KBZ Bank, IKBZ Insurance Team, Parami Energy Group, Ayeyarwady Bank (AYA Bank) and First Myanmar Investment (FMI) head office group: - our founding members who are going to start proceeding the EDGE Certification […]

โ€œSMART FAMILY TALKโ€ organised by Business Coalition for Gender Equality (BCGE)

Taikkyi Township

Taikkyi Township ( 18th September 2018): With the direction of H.E. Daw Naw Pan Thinzar Myo, Kayin Ethnic Affairs Minister, Yangon Region Government, the Business Coalition For Gender Equality Association led by Daw Zarchi Tin organised a "Smart Family Talk" at the Kayin Baptist Church in Taikkyi township on 18th September 2018. Her Excellency delivered […]

Business Coalition for Gender Equality Association Launched in Myanmar

Yangon

Yangon, 5 October 2018โ€” The Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement and The Australian Embassy in Myanmar today launched a coalition of six businesses committed to gender equality in their own companies and in the countryโ€™s private sector. The Business Coalition for Gender Equality (BCGE) was formed by FMI Company Limited, City Mart Holding […]

International Women’s Day 2020: Journey to Equality

Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating International Women's Dayย on March 4th at our membership appreciation dinner! It was inspiring to see BCGE's members, partners, supporters, Board of Directors, Senior Government officials, as well as CEOs and top management from leading businesses come togetherย to celebrate current members who are doing excellent work in […]

BCGE celebrates International Womenโ€™s Day 2019

BCGE ( Business Coalition for Gender Equality Association) celebrates an International Womenโ€™s Day by participating at an International Womenโ€™s Day event held in Nay Pyi Taw on 8th March 2019. The event was participated by gender and women organizations under the Myanmar National Women Committee together with entrepreneurs across the country working with UN Women. […]

Flexible Working and Gender Equality During a Crisis and Beyond

In the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses and organizations are transitioning to work from home. With lockdowns and social distancing likely to continue for months, it will be increasingly important to ensure that people are prepared to handle this new reality. In this webinar, BCGE's team of expert technical advisors will discuss: […]

COVID-19 and Flexible Working Arrangements

Date: Tuesday May 12, 2020 Time: 10 - 11 am Location: Zoom Webinar   The impact of the pandemic has revealed the need for more organizations need to embrace flexible work, not just for crises situations, but also to build better, more inclusive workplaces that prioritize productivity over facetime and consider diverse staff needs. How […]

Guide for Work from Home Policy & Practice

Date: Thursday May 14, 2020 Time: 10 - 11 am Location: Zoom Webinar   In the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses and organizations are transitioning to work from home. With lock-downs and social distancing likely to continue for months, it will be increasingly important to ensure that people are prepared to handle […]

Inclusive Leadership for Workplace Inclusivity During a Crisis

Date: Tuesday May 19, 2020 Time: 10 - 11 am Location: Zoom Webinar   During a crisis, inclusive leadership is essential to help all the members of your team feel productive, engaged, and supported. How will you create a strong workplace culture and build resilience as an inclusive leader during the current situation and in […]

LGBT+ Equality in the Workplace: A Resource for Employers

Date: Wednesday May 20, 2020 Time: 10 - 11 am Location: Online Webinar   In this webinar in partnership withย Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB)ย andย Colors Rainbow,ย you will gain an understanding of how to build better and more inclusive workplaces for the LGBTQ+ community, with practical resources, recommendations, and examples.   In this webinar, Colors Rainbow's […]

Disability Inclusion in Crisis Response

Date: Friday May 22, 2020 Time: 10 - 11 am Location: Online Webinar   In this webinar in partnership with Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB), you will gain an understanding of why disability inclusion is an important and necessary factor in crisis response management and learn about the current situation for persons with disabilities […]

Working From Home During COVID-19 and Gender-based Violence

Date: Tuesday May 26, 2020 Time: 10 - 11 am Location: Online Webinar   In this webinar in partnership withย Akhaya Women, you will learn: - Gendered impacts of COVID-19 on womenย  - Data on increased GBV and causes - How to support - as employers, as family and friends, as a communityย  - Additional resources […]

MAINSTREAMING GENDER IN COVID-19 RESPONSE TO SAVE ECONOMIES

Online Webinar

Date: Thursday May 28, 2020 Time: 10 - 11 am Location: Online Webinar   In this webinar in partnership with the Gender Equality Network (GEN), you will understand relations between gender & economy and why gender mainstreaming is important in the time of crisis like COVID-19 pandemic and the discussion will provide easy tips for […]

Maintaining Mental Health During COVID-19

Date: Tuesday June 2, 2020 Time: 10 - 11 am Location: Online Webinar   In this webinar in partnership with Marble Psychological Services, you will learn how organizations can support employees and teams during this time of COVID-19. As many teams now work virtually - it is now more important than ever to keep in […]

#KhitThitPhayPhay Campaign 2020

Campaign Objectives - To celebrate Fatherโ€™s Day by raising awareness about paternity leave and gender roles in the home and at workย  - To encourage uptake of paternity leave and sharing care work and household work especially during the pandemic and work-from-home - To break barriers to gender equality by re-examining gendered norms and re-imagining […]

August Breastfeeding Awareness Month Campaign

Virtual

  Campaign Objectives แ€€แ€„แ€บแ€•แ€ญแ€”แ€บแ€ธแ แ€›แ€Šแ€บแ€›แ€ฝแ€šแ€บแ€แ€ปแ€€แ€บ - To promote the importance of family-friendly policies to enable breastfeeding and help parents nurture their childrenย  แ€›แ€„แ€บแ€žแ€ฝแ€ฑแ€ธแ€„แ€šแ€บแ€™แ€ปแ€ฌแ€ธ แ€•แ€ผแ€ฏแ€…แ€ฏแ€•แ€ปแ€ญแ€ฏแ€ธแ€‘แ€ฑแ€ฌแ€„แ€บแ€”แ€ญแ€ฏแ€„แ€บแ€›แ€”แ€บ แ€™แ€ญแ€˜แ€™แ€ปแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ญแ€ฏ แ€•แ€ถแ€ทแ€•แ€ญแ€ฏแ€ธแ€€แ€ฐแ€Šแ€ฎแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€บแ€ธแ€”แ€พแ€„แ€ทแ€บ แ€™แ€ญแ€แ€„แ€บแ€”แ€ญแ€ฏแ€ทแ€แ€ปแ€ญแ€ฏแ€แ€ญแ€ฏแ€€แ€บแ€€แ€ปแ€ฝแ€ฑแ€ธแ€”แ€ญแ€ฏแ€„แ€บแ€กแ€ฑแ€ฌแ€„แ€บ แ€†แ€ฑแ€ฌแ€„แ€บแ€›แ€ฝแ€€แ€บแ€•แ€ฑแ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€ฌ แ€™แ€ญแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฏ แ€กแ€†แ€„แ€บแ€•แ€ผแ€ฑแ€žแ€Šแ€ทแ€บ แ€™แ€ฐแ€แ€ซแ€’ แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€พแ€ญแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€บแ€ธ แ€กแ€›แ€ฑแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€™แ€พแ€ฏแ€€แ€ญแ€ฏ แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€ธแ€™แ€ผแ€พแ€„แ€ทแ€บแ€แ€„แ€บแ€›แ€”แ€บ - To capacitate a family-friendly workplace by providing lactation room for working mothers แ€œแ€ฏแ€•แ€บแ€„แ€”แ€บแ€ธแ€แ€ฝแ€„แ€บแ€แ€„แ€บ แ€™แ€ญแ€แ€„แ€บแ€™แ€ปแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ฝแ€€แ€บ แ€™แ€ญแ€แ€„แ€บแ€”แ€ญแ€ฏแ€ทแ€แ€ปแ€ญแ€ฏแ€žแ€ญแ€ฏแ€œแ€พแ€ฑแ€ฌแ€„แ€บแ€แ€”แ€บแ€ธแ€€แ€ญแ€ฏ แ€‘แ€ฑแ€ฌแ€€แ€บแ€•แ€ถแ€ทแ€•แ€ฑแ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€บแ€ธแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€„แ€ทแ€บ แ€™แ€ญแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฏแ€กแ€แ€ฝแ€€แ€บ แ€กแ€†แ€„แ€บแ€•แ€ผแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฑแ€ฌ แ€กแ€œแ€ฏแ€•แ€บแ€แ€ฝแ€„แ€บ แ€–แ€”แ€บแ€แ€ฎแ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€ฌแ€„แ€บแ€›แ€ฝแ€€แ€บแ€›แ€”แ€บ […]

Research Report Launch – MYANMAR AND COVID-19 IMPACT ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR

Virtual

MYANMAR AND COVID-19: IMPACT ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR Report Launch Virtual Panelย  Wednesday, 7th October 2020 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am | via Zoom The COVID-19 pandemic of early 2020 caused a global contraction in economic demand and supply that saw hundreds of millions of workers around the globe stood down or only able […]

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence – A Safe Workplace is a Happy Workplace

Virtual

16 Days of Activism Campaign |ย แ€€แ€ปแ€ฌแ€ธแŠแ€™ แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แ€ผแ€ฏ แ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€บแ€ธแ€–แ€€แ€บแ€™แ€พแ€ฏ แ€•แ€•แ€ปแ€ฑแ€ฌแ€€แ€บแ€›แ€ฑแ€ธ แแ† แ€›แ€€แ€บแ€แ€ฌ แ€œแ€พแ€ฏแ€•แ€บแ€›แ€พแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€พแ€ฏ โ€œแ€œแ€ฏแ€ถแ€แ€ผแ€ฏแ€ถ แ€•แ€ปแ€ฑแ€ฌแ€บแ€›แ€ฝแ€พแ€„แ€บ แ€œแ€ฏแ€•แ€บแ€„แ€”แ€บแ€ธแ€แ€ฝแ€„แ€บ |ย A Safe Workplace is a Happy Workplace"ย      Background 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from 25 November, the International Day […]

Learn How To Build a Safe and Happy Workplace: Anti-Harassment Training Launch

Zoom

To kick off our 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, BCGE is launching a new training module to help businesses and organizations tackle workplace harassment. Addressing workplace harassment is fundamental for business success and sustainability. Fostering safe and happy workplaces free of bullying, violence, and harassment can increase employee retention rates, reduce absenteeism, […]

Panel Discussion: The State of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Myanmar during COVID-19

Zoom

In partnership with the Gender Equality Network, Akhaya Women, and DKT Myanmar, we will provide an overview of the current state of GBV in Myanmar. Our panelists will discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on increased risks of GBV and domestic violence, especially as most organizations have transitioned back to working from home. For many, this […]

Webinar: Building Safe and Respectful Workplaces During COVID-19

Zoom

This joint-webinar with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will explore the role of businesses and employers in preventing and tackling GBV especially during COVID. We will discuss findings and recommendations from the IFCโ€™s recent guidance note on COVID-19 and Gender-Based Violence: Workplace Risks and Responses. This webinar seeks to inform employers about the heightened risks […]

Webinar: Fostering Safe and Happy Workplaces for Persons with Disabilities

Zoom

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is annually observed on 3 December. The theme this year is โ€œBuilding Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 Worldโ€. Globally, the covid-19 crisis is affecting the world's one billion people with disabilities who even under normal circumstances are less likely to access education, health […]

Creating Safe and Happy Workplaces for Entrepreneurs

Zoom

An information and knowledge sharing session on findings from UN Women case study/research in Myanmar on workplace harassment and entrepreneurship, workplace harassment and bullying in entrepreneurship with common types of workplace harassment, regulated laws and regulations relating with harassment and bullying in Myanmar. Date: 8th December 2020 Time: ย 1:00 ~ 2:30 pm Location: Virtual โ€“ […]

BCGE’s HR Club Launch: Best Practices for a Safe and Happy Workplace

Zoom

BCGE is pleased to announce the launch of our highly anticipated HR Club! The HR Club is a bi-monthly learning event bringing together HR practitioners and people managers to share best practices across a range of workplace gender equality-related topics. In our inaugural session as part of our 16 Days Campaign, weโ€™ll focus on how […]

Unconscious Bias at the Workplace Training Launch

BCGE is pleased to announce the launch of our highly anticipated training Combating Unconscious Bias at the Workplace, as part of training series developed by BCGE. Participants will have a deeper understanding through practical discussion identifying (15) common types of unconscious biases that exist in individual and professional lives and bringing them to the surface […]

Data-driven Change in Workplace Gender Equality (WGE): Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

Background The Business Coalition for Gender Equality (BCGE) is a coalition of companies committed to promoting gender equality in the workplace in Myanmar. BCGE is led and founded by seven prominent businesses committed to achieving organizational growth and global sustainable development goals (SDGs) through workplace gender equality (WGE) initiatives. BCGE aims to be a center […]

Webinar: Supporting Mothers in Their Breastfeeding and Care-giving Journey During Pandemic Time

Zoom

About the Webinar The Business Coalition for Gender Equality (BCGE) is organising a webinar session with Alive & Thrive Myanmar to strengthen working mothers in their breastfeeding and care-giving during the pandemic. Breastfeeding is one of the best investments for saving lives and improving the health, social and economic development of individuals and nations. If […]

Webinar: Supporting Working Parents: Navigating Wellbeing and Care-Responsibilities

Google Meet

About the Webinar The Business Coalition for Gender Equality (BCGE) is organising a webinar session to support working parents in navigating their wellbeing and care-responsibilities on Thursday, 7 October 2021.ย Since the start of September, we have curated Member Support & Care Series: Workplace Flexibility & Inclusion in the Context of Challenging Situations. The Series is […]

Incorporating D&I in Response to Employees Safety and Security (Members-only)

Zoom

The Business Coalition for Gender Equality is launching two diversity and inclusion (D&I) guidelines in emergency and safety responses on 9 February 2022. In April 2021, BCGE conducted a need assessment of members to support any required workplace gender equality, diversity and inclusion (WGEDI) advisory in their challenging and new-normal situation. Members requested D&I guides […]

#BreaktheBias: Young Women’s Participation in Leadership

Zoom Webinar

The Business Coalition for Gender Equality (BCGE) is celebrating International Women Day 2022 with our partner organisation, the Australia-Myanmar Chamber of Commerce (AustCham Myanmar). BCGE works to empower and advance women in workplaces and leadership positions. This year #IWD2022, we reimagine a gender-equal world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. BCGE encourages individuals to understand […]

Webinar – แ€™แ€ญแ€แ€„แ€บแ€”แ€ญแ€ฏแ€ทแ€แ€ปแ€ญแ€ฏ แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ญแ€ฏแ€„แ€บแ€ธ

แ€™แ€ญแ€แ€„แ€บแ€”แ€ญแ€ฏแ€ทแ€แ€ปแ€ญแ€ฏ แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ญแ€ฏแ€„แ€บแ€ธย  Background The Business Coalition for Gender Equality (BCGE) encourages businesses to enable workplace gender equality through family and care-friendly working conditions. It is an essential component under WGE, and one of the ways to support them is by providing lactation rooms. As BCGE would like to promote the best practices of business taking […]

Communication for Impact: How to Communicate WGE Efforts Effectively

Melia Yangon

Background Strategic communication of workplace gender equality initiatives connects and brings together vision, goals, objectives, and tactics, reminding us โ€˜whyโ€™ we are here and motivating us to contribute to the goals identified. A strategic communication plan that is transparent, clear, well understood sets out a clear plan of action by clearly defining the information we […]

Inclusive Leadership Series 1 – Leading Self Series, Session 1: Embracing A Respectful Workplace

Zoom

Why do you need Inclusive Leadership? Research from social psychology tells us that leaders, like all human beings, naturally tend to gravitate toward like-minded individuals. Making diversity and inclusion a priority begins at the top of any organisation. Inclusive leadership is critical for organisations that want to adopt an inclusive culture to create a great […]

Inclusive Leadership Series 1 – Leading Self Series, Session 2: Excelling Diversity & Inclusion Intelligence

Why do you need Inclusive Leadership? Research from social psychology tells us that leaders, like all human beings, naturally tend to gravitate toward like-minded individuals. Making diversity and inclusion a priority begins at the top of any organisation. Inclusive leadership is critical for organisations that want to adopt an inclusive culture to create a great […]

7th Batch of Workplace Gender Equality 101 – Half Day Training (Members-Only)

Zoom

TRAINING DESCRIPTION Workplace Gender Equality 101 (formerly Understanding Workplace Gender Equality) is an essential half-day training organised tri-annually by BCGE. This training is the perfect opportunity for anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of creating a workplace where gender equality is achieved and respected. The training benefits employees by creating an inclusive and equal […]

Inclusive Leadership Series 1 – Leading Self Series, Session 3: Am I Biased?

Zoom

Why do you need Inclusive Leadership? Research from social psychology tells us that leaders, like all human beings, naturally tend to gravitate toward like-minded individuals. Making diversity and inclusion a priority begins at the top of any organisation. Inclusive leadership is critical for organisations that want to adopt an inclusive culture to create a great […]

BCGE Membership Appreciation Event 2023: Embracing Equity Together

We are excited to announce that our recent BCGE Membership Appreciation Event: Embracing Equity Together, was a huge success! The event, which took place on March 31, 2023, celebrated our members and their ongoing commitment to workplace gender equality.   During the event, we launched the first Workplace Gender Equality Report within the private sector, […]

8th Batch of Workplace Gender Equality 101 – Half Day Training (Members-Only)

Zoom

TRAINING DESCRIPTION Workplace Gender Equality 101 (formerly Understanding Workplace Gender Equality) is an essential half-day training organised by BCGE. This training is the perfect opportunity for anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of creating a workplace where gender equality is achieved and respected. The training benefits employees by creating an inclusive and equal workplace […]

D&I Club Event: Celebrating Achievements and Aspiring New Directions

On 9 June, the ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐‚๐†๐„ hosted the D&I Club, "๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ." It was an incredible gathering of passionate D&I and HR professionals dedicated to fostering equitable and inclusive workplaces. On the day, we celebrated our achievements as Myanmar's first member-only community of D&I and HR professionals, […]

Awarding Ceremony: Khit Thit Phay Phay Photo Contest

Ourย #KhitThitPhayPhayย photo contest hosted in celebration of Fatherโ€™s Day in June has been successfully wrapped up with an Awarding Ceremony on June 28, 2023. Representatives from our sponsor organisations, Platinum Sponsors:ย AYA Bank,ย KBZ Bank,ย KBZMS General Insurance,ย KST Legal, Gold Sponsors:ย City Mart Holding Co., Ltd.,ย Rohto-Mentholatum Myanmar Co. Ltd.,ย Victoria Hospital,ย Wave Money,ย YKKO Group of Companies, Ltd.ย and award-winning participants and families from […]

Inclusive Leadership Series 2 – Leading Culture Series, Session 1: Leading Communications

Zoom

Are you willing to unlock the power of inclusive communication for exceptional leadership? Join our exclusive training series to learn how you can create a more inclusive and welcoming workplace environment for all. The Business Coalition for Gender Equality (BCGE) is hosting the first session of the Leading Culture Series, titled Leading Communications, under our […]

Roundtable Talk: Making A Difference @Work: Supporting Working Mothers through Breastfeeding

Zoom Webinar

๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€ ๐ƒ๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž @๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค: ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐๐ข๐ง๐  Join us for an inspiring roundtable talk hosted by BCGE in collaboration with Alive & Thrive, โ€œ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€ ๐ƒ๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž @๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค: ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐๐ข๐ง๐ โ€. In celebration of Breastfeeding Awareness Month 2023, this talk is held to highlight the significance of motherโ€™s rooms in workplaces and […]

Inclusive Leadership Series 2 – Leading Culture Series, Session 2: Start Cultivating an Inclusive Culture from You

Zoom

Unleash Your Organisation's Potential by Cultivating an Inclusive Culture in the Ever-Changing Modern Landscape As the global landscape continues to evolve, fostering a workplace environment that champions diversity and inclusivity is no longer a mere choice but a necessity for organisations aiming to thrive in the 21st century. BCGE recognises the pivotal role that cultivating […]

D&I Club Workshop 2023-2024 : Exploring Root Factors and Key Areas

Exploring Root Factors and Key Areas A ๐ƒ&๐ˆ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐๐‚๐†๐„ was resumed on 17th October, starting with โ€œ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐ข-๐‡๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐ข-๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง-๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฒ.โ€ย The Clubbers, the HR, DEI, and Sustainability Professionals from BCGE member firms believe that harassment, bullying, and discriminatory behaviors in the workplace can have serious effects on morale, productivity, workplace safety, […]

D&I Club Workshop 2023-2024 : Deep Dive Into Complaint Mechanism

Deep Dive Into Complaint Mechanism On the 23rd of January, the D&I Club empowered by BCGE conducted a workshop centered on the third subtopic, "๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐Œ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ," within the focus area for 2023-2024: "๐€๐ง๐ญ๐ข-๐‡๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐€๐ง๐ญ๐ข-๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง-๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฒ." The workshop drew active participation from D&I Clubbers who are HR and DEI professionals from BCGE member organisations. […]

Inclusive Recruitment Talk Series l Ensuring Inclusivity in the Recruitment Process Session 1

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  Shape Tomorrowโ€™s Workforce by Ensuring Inclusivity in the Recruitment Process Take a special journey into the world of hiring with our Inclusive Recruitment Talk Series! In today's dynamic workforce, the significance of inclusive recruitment cannot be overstated. It not only fosters a diverse and vibrant workplace but also enhances innovation, creativity, and overall organisational […]

Inclusive Recruitment Talk Series l Ensuring Inclusivity in the Recruitment Process Session 2

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  Shape Tomorrowโ€™s Workforce by Ensuring Inclusivity in the Recruitment Process Take a special journey into the world of hiring with our Inclusive Recruitment Talk Series! In today's dynamic workforce, the significance of inclusive recruitment cannot be overstated. It not only fosters a diverse and vibrant workplace but also enhances innovation, creativity, and overall organisational […]

Inspire Inclusion with BCGE l WGE 101 Awareness Session

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  Workplace Gender Equality 101 (WGE 101)ย is a crucial 2-hour awareness session organised by BCGE, aimed at providing participants with fundamental knowledge about creating gender-equal workplaces. During this special session, exclusively conducted for Member Organisations in celebration of Internationalย  Women's Day 2024, participants will explore topics such as Understanding Equality and Inequality, Gender Equality, Workplace […]

Inspire Inclusion with BCGE: WGE 101 Awareness Session

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In celebration of ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, we proudly hosted an awareness session on ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐†๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ (๐–๐†๐„ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ), exclusively tailored for our member organisations on March 8. Serving as the paramount platform for businesses dedicated to fostering an equitable and inclusive workplace environment that thrives amidst today's competitive landscape, this special two-hour session explored […]

The State of WGE in Southeast Asia l Regional Meeting of Business Coalitions

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In honor ofย International Womenโ€™s Day 2024, the regional program of Business Coations is hosting an inaugural regional meeting of Business Coalition members from Indonesia, Myanmar, and the Philippines, dedicated to advancing Workplace Gender Equality (WGE) within their organisations. All member organisations of BCGE are encouraged to attend this meeting as it will be an insightful […]

Inclusive Recruitment Talk Series l Ensuring Inclusivity in the Recruitment Process Session 3

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  Shape Tomorrowโ€™s Workforce by Ensuring Inclusivity in the Recruitment Process Take a special journey into the world of hiring with our Inclusive Recruitment Talk Series! In today's dynamic workforce, the significance of inclusive recruitment cannot be overstated. It not only fosters a diverse and vibrant workplace but also enhances innovation, creativity, and overall organisational […]

Recognising Dedications: BCGE Membership Appreciation Event 2024

Melia Yangon

We are thrilled to share the incredible moments we experienced at our ๐๐‚๐†๐„โ€™๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, โ€œ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌโ€ last Friday. It was a day filled with inspiration, commitment, and celebration of our collective journey towards Workplace Gender Equality, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within the private sector in Myanmar. Our event kicked off with a symbolic […]

D&I Club Workshop 2023-2024 : ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž & ๐‚๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž & ๐‚๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง On the 3rd of May, the D&I Club empowered by BCGE conducted a workshop centered on the fourth and fifth subtopics, "๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž & ๐‚๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ€ with the focus area for 2023-2024, "Anti-Harassment, Anti-Bullying, and Non-Discrimination Policy." The workshop drew active participation from D&I Clubbers who are HR […]

WGE 101: WGE 101 Awareness Session

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We were thrilled to host an exclusive awareness session on ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐†๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ (๐–๐†๐„ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ) for our member organisations on June 4. As the leading platform for businesses committed to creating fair and inclusive workplaces in todayโ€™s competitive environment, this special half-day session covered a range of essential topics. Led by our Head of […]

Inclusive Communication Talk Series l Weaving An Inclusive Culture Through the Power of Inclusive Communication

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Weaving An Inclusive Culture Through the Power of Inclusive Communicationย  In todayโ€™s increasingly diverse workplace landscape, the importance of inclusive communication has become more pronounced than ever. Inclusive communication ensures all employees, irrespective of their background or identity, feel embraced, valued, and empowered to engage fully. Therefore, itโ€™s imperative to cultivate an inclusive culture by […]

Inclusive Communication Talk Series l Weaving An Inclusive Culture Through the Power of Inclusive Communication

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We are thrilled to announce the successful completion of the first session of our 2-sessions Talk Series, titled โ€œWeaving an Inclusive Culture through the Power of Inclusive Communication,โ€ held in collaboration with CCI France Myanmar on June 19th. During this session, our Country Director and DEI thought leader, Daw Kyawt Kay Thi Win, along with […]

D&I Club Year End Event: Embracing Achievements

Mecure Hotel

Thank you for joining us on June 20th at our ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ-๐„๐ง๐ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, "๐„๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ," hosted by the ๐ƒ&๐ˆ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› of BCGE! It was an incredible gathering of passionate professionals dedicated to fostering equitable and inclusive workplaces. On this special day, we celebrated our achievements as June marks the 2nd anniversary of the D&I Club since […]