2018 Ring the Bell for Gender Equality
8 Mar, 2018 
Geneva, SwitzerlandFor more information, please contact the SSE team.
In celebration of International Women’s Day (8 March 2018), the Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative is pleased to announce that 65 stock exchanges will host a bell-ringing ceremony to raise awareness of the pivotal role the private sector can play in advancing gender equality to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 5.
If you would like to learn more about how stock exchanges can help promote gender equality, you can read SSE’s report here.
The events are organized in conjunction with UN Women, Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, IFC, Women in ETFs, and World Federation of Exchanges.
Participating Exchanges
- Argentina – BCBA/BYMA joint event: 7 March (press release)
- Australia – Australian Securities Exchange: 8 March
- Bangladesh – Dhaka Stock Exchange: 8 March
- Belgium – Euronext Brussels: 8 March
- Botswana – Botswana Stock Exchange: 8 March
- Brazil – BM&FBOVESPA: 8 March
- Canada – Aequitas NEO Exchange: 8 March
- Canada – Toronto Stock Exchange: 8 March (press release)
- Chile – Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago: 27 March
- Colombia – Bolsa de Valores de Colombia: 8 March
- Croatia – Zagreb Stock Exchange: 8 March
- Denmark – Nasdaq Copenhagen: 8 March
- Egypt – Egyptian Exchange: 8 March (press release)
- Estonia – Nasdaq Tallin: 8 March
- Ethiopia – Ethiopia Commodity Exchange: 9 March
- Fiji – South Pacific Stock Exchange: 8 March
- Finland – Nasdaq Helsinki: 8 March
- France – Euronext Paris: 9 March
- Georgia – Georgian Stock Exchange: 7 March
- Germany – Deutsche Börse: 8 March
- Hong Kong – Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing: 8 March
- Iceland – Nasdaq Iceland: 8 March
- India – Bombay Stock Exchange: 8 March
- Ireland – Irish Stock Exchange: 8 March
- Israel – Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: 8 March
- Italy – Borsa Italiana: 8 March
- Japan – Tokyo Stock Exchange: 8 March
- Jordan – Amman Stock Exchange: 12 March
- Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan Stock Exchange: 7 March
- Kenya – Nairobi Securities Exchange: 8 March
- Kuwait – Kuwait Stock Exchange: 8 March (press release)
- Latvia – Nasdaq Riga: 8 March
- Lithuania – Nasdaq Vilnius: 8 March
- Luxembourg – Luxembourg Stock Exchange: 9 March
- Mongolia – Mongolian Stock Exchange: 7 March
- Morocco – Casablanca Stock Exchange: 8 March
- Myanmar – Yangon Stock Exchange: 9 March
- Netherlands – Euronext Amsterdam: 8 March
- Nigeria – Nigerian Stock Exchange: 8 March
- Panama – Bolsa de Panama: 9 March
- Pakistan – Pakistan Stock Exchange: 8 March
- Peru – Bolsa De Valores de Lima: 8 March
- Philippines – Philippine Stock Exchange: 14 March
- Poland – Warsaw Stock Exchange: 12 March
- Portugal – Euronext Lisbon: 8 March
- Qatar – Qatar Stock Exchange: 8 March
- Romania – Bucharest Stock Exchange: 8 March
- Russia – Moscow Stock Exchange: 7 March
- Rwanda – Rwanda Stock Exchange: 8 March
- Singapore – Singapore Stock Exchange: 8 March
- South Africa – Johannesburg Stock Exchange: 8 March
- Spain – Bolsas y Mercados Españoles: 8 March
- Sri Lanka – Colombo Stock Exchange: 7 March
- Sweden – Nasdaq Stockholm: 8 March
- Switzerland – SIX Swiss Exchange: 8 March
- Tanzania – Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange: 6 March
- Thailand – Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET): 8 March (press release)
- Uganda – Uganda Securities Exchange: 13 March
- UAE – Dubai Financial Market:11 March
- United Kingdom – London Stock Exchange: 12 March
- USA – BATS/CBOE: 13 March
- USA – IEX: 8 March
- USA – Nasdaq: 7 March (press release)
- USA – NYSE: 9 march
- West Africa – West African Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM): 8 March
Press Coverage
- IFC press release here. Media coverage included: Daily Mirror, Daily FT, Ceylon Today, Daily News, Ada Derana, Colombo Page, Lanka Business News, LMD. Watch “We Are – Women on Boards in Sri Lanka.
- Argentina – CNV and BYMA promoted ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality’ (via ambito.com)
- President of BIND Banco Industrial participates in ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality’ (via iprofessional)
- Bangladesh – DSE joins hands with IFC to promote women empowerment (via The Daily Star)
- Brazil – B3 joins global stock exchange mobilisation for gender equality (via mondovisione)
- Canada – TMX Group: Women in ETFs opens the market on International Women’s Day (via mondovisione)
- International Women’s Day opens the market (via Business Insider)
- Denmark – International Women’s Day on the stock exchange: Reason will prevail in the end (via Finanswatch)
- Nasdaq Copenhagen Rings the Bell (via DR TV)
- Fiji – SPSE rings bell for International Women’s Day (via Fiji Sun)
- Georgia – Georgian Stock Exchange, IFC, CiDA & UN Women ‘Ring the Bell’ for gender equality in Tbilisi (via Georgia Today)
- Iceland – International Women’s Day was held (via Visir)
- Ireland – Women in ETFs ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality’ at the ISE (via mondovisione)
- Jordan – Business world ‘rings bell’ for closing gender gap in Jordan’s economy (via The Jordan Times)
- Kuwait – Kuwait the first country in GCC to join ‘Ring the Bell’ initiative (via Albawaba)
- Lithuania – Women’s Leadership and Careers (via Verslo Zinios)
- Mongolia – IFC and Mongolian Stock Exchange join other bourses to ring the bell for gender equality (via The Financial)
- Nasdaq – Nasdaq ‘Rings the Bell for Gender Equality’ (via Nasdaq)
- Nigeria – Gender equality: NSE joins other Exchanges in bell ringing (via New Telegraph)
- Nigerian Stock Exchange partners with United Nations to promote gender parity (via mondovisione)
- Nigerian Stock Exchange calls for acceleration of gender equality (via mondovisione)
- Philippines – PSE joins global bell ringing (via SunStar)
- Russia – MOEX Rings the bell for gender equality (via mondovisione)
- Spain – BME: Bell ringing ceremony for gender equality (via mondovisione)
- Sri Lanka – IFC, CSE join to ring bell for gender equality (via ColomboPage)
- Sweden – Nasdaq Stockholm celebrated International Women’s Day (via Di)
- Switzerland – Women in ETFs at Swiss Exchange (via mondovisione)
- Thailand – Ringing the bell for women’s rights (via Bangkok Post)
- Uganda – USE boss urges companies on gender equality (via The Observer)
- UAE – DFM joins 61 global exchanges in ringing bell for gender equality (via Gulf News)
- USA – Women in ETFs march toward equality (via Fox Business)
- West Africa – The BVRM is ringing the bell for gender equality (via Financial Afrik)
About the SSE
The SSE initiative is a UN Partnership Programme organised by UNCTAD, the UN Global Compact, UNEP FI and the PRI. The SSE’s mission is to provide a global platform for exploring how exchanges, in collaboration with investors, companies (issuers), regulators, policymakers and relevant international organizations, can enhance performance on ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) issues and encourage sustainable investment, including the financing of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The SSE seeks to achieve this mission through an integrated programme of conducting evidence-based policy analysis, facilitating a network and forum for multi-stakeholder consensus-building, and providing technical assistance and advisory services.
