On 16th February, 2018, “EDGE Workshop” 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 […]
On 27th February, 2018, we – 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 – International Finance Cooperation and IW – Investing in Women; the session discussed about the concept of workplace gender equality not […]
From L to R; Ms. Kathy,Mulville (Investing In Women), Ms. Aye Mon Thu (Shwe Taung Group), Ms, May Zon (Parami Group), Ms. Zarchi Tin (First Myanmar Investment Group), Ambassador Nicolas Coppel, Ms. Khin Ma Ma ( AYA Bank) and Mr. Devanandan Batumala ( KBZ Group) — On International Women’s Day, six leading Myanmar companies came […]
On 9th March 2018 – together with the leading business women, we – BCGE – represented as a panellist at “Ring the bell” 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 […]
On 6th July, 2018, “EDGE Communication Workshop” 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 […]
On 26th July, 2018, “EDGE Workshop for Founding Members” 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 […]
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 […]
Yangon, 5 October 2018— 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 country’s private sector. The Business Coalition for Gender Equality (BCGE) was formed by FMI Company Limited, City Mart Holding […]
Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating International Women's Day 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 together to celebrate current members who are doing excellent work in […]
BCGE ( Business Coalition for Gender Equality Association) celebrates an International Women’s Day by participating at an International Women’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. […]
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: […]
