This week, Hasbro revealed a new partnership with Girl Up, a global leadership development initiative founded by the United Nations Foundation that advocates for equal rights, access, and opportunities for girls to be leaders.
Hasbro hopes to support Girl Up’s efforts to reach a wider audience which include its leadership program, content creation, digitizing current assets, and a forthcoming digital learning platform.
Representatives from Hasbro will be providing direct mentorship to Girl Up officials by sharing expertise at events and panel opportunities throughout the month of March and in the future.
“International Women’s Day is a great time to reinforce our ongoing commitments to empowering women around the world, and Girl Up is the perfect partner to help us advance our mission of helping girls and women gain confidence and become leaders,” says Kathrin Belliveau, chief purpose officer at Hasbro. “We’re continuing to take meaningful steps to elevate women in our workforce around the world, including our human rights work, support for worker well-being in our supply chain, and advancing women in our employee ranks.”
In addition to supporting philanthropic partners like Girl Up, Hasbro is also making strides to promote women in director roles and in factory settings. Hasbro’s Worker Well-Being program, piloted in 2018, looks to provide support to female factory workers in the company’s supply chain through training programs centered around nutrition, reproductive health, problem-solving, and financial literacy.
To celebrate the partnership with Girl Up, Hasbro has taken a pledge in line with the UN Foundation’s #EqualEverywhere campaign to take a stand for girls and women since they have the right to be equal everywhere.
