On March 9, 2018 the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) issued a press release reporting that “(f)or the fourth year running, a global coalition of stock exchanges committed to “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” to mark International Women’s Day (8 March 2018). The partnership between the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative, IFC, UN Global Compact, UN Women, the World Federation of Exchanges and Women in ETFs aims to raise awareness about the business case for women’s economic empowerment and the opportunities for the private sector to advance gender equality and sustainable development. Each year new stock exchanges join this coalition, now on its fourth year and adding 20 new participating exchanges this year.”
You may read the press release on the SSE website.