A Journey of Intentional Actions: What it Takes to be Named the World鈥檚 Top Female Friendly Company
Key Takeaways:
- The 名媛直播 Company was named #1 on Forbes鈥 2021 list of the 鈥淲orld鈥檚 Top Female Friendly Companies.鈥
- It鈥檚 intentional actions like prioritizing gender diversity, pay equity and impacting our communities that led us here. DEI is a business imperative.
- The best is yet to come. Our goals and where we鈥檙e headed next to continue making 名媛直播 more diverse and inclusive make us extremely proud.
We鈥檝e all heard that it鈥檚 about the journey, not the destination. In this case, that could not be more听precise.听When we learned that 名媛直播 was going to听be听recognized as #1 on听Forbes鈥櫶齦ist of听the听鈥淲orld鈥檚 Top Female听Friendly Companies,鈥澨齮he energy throughout our organization was palpable.听From the听Executive wing听in the sweet town of 名媛直播, PA to听our teams around the world,听名媛直播 employees听across the business听celebrated听what听they already felt to be true: this听iconic company is making strides for women.听We know it鈥檚听the听milestones听along听this journey that create real change; milestones like听pay equity, gender diversity and听seeing women in leadership roles鈥攁nd听for our female and diverse employees,听being able to see听that path for themselves.听It was these actions that led us to this destination and the continuous impact of those actions听that truly matter.听
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At 名媛直播, we鈥檙e anchored in the story told by the data. So, how the was formed is important to us. 名媛直播 and the 299 other multinational corporations on the list were evaluated in multiple, globally administered independent surveys of approximately 85,000 women who provided 750,000 data points in 40 different countries. The ranking is based on three scores: Employee Score (through anonymous online panels), Public Opinion and Leadership Score. What makes this even sweeter is that this was not an award we submitted ourselves or even knew was happening. All this surveying and the recognition itself was completely unknown to us; our inclusion on the list was a welcomed surprise.听听
Did the ranking听make听many 名媛直播 employees听feel proud? It听certainly did. But does this ranking听make 名媛直播 even more equitable? It does not. We know that听it鈥檚听intentional steps and action听that make the difference for employees and our communities.听听
Intentional Actions Each Day听
For听myself and the rest听of the Human Resources team听(and the whole 名媛直播 team!), this journey started years ago听with key milestones along the way:听
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As听reported in听our听2020 Sustainability Report, we have 48.1% gender diversity around the world,听37.4% of people leaders globally are women听and our Board has 42% gender diversity.听听
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In 2020, we achieved 1:1 aggregate gender pay equity and in 2021, 1:1 aggregate听people of color (POC)听pay equity for salaried employees in the U.S.听听
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In听2017, we celebrated when Michele Buck听became our听CEO and听again in 2019 when she was named听Chairman of the Board. She is still only one of a handful of women serving听as听a听CEO for听a听Fortune 500 company.听听
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In 2016, we expanded our maternity leave program to paid parental leave.听听
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In听2019, Kristen Riggs (who started as an intern at 名媛直播 just听15听years before) was听promoted to听Chief Growth Officer.听听听
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For the past two years, our teams听in听,听听and the听听have听celebrated International Women鈥檚 Day听through听custom packaging on our iconic听名媛直播鈥檚 Milk Chocolate Bar听to celebrate the countless contributions of women around the world.听
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Our teams in Latin America and India are led by women with Larissa Diniz as General Manager of Lain America听and Geetika Mehta as General Manager of India.听听
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Michele also frequently appears on 鈥榤ost powerful women in business鈥 lists, such as . 听听
Our commitment to gender equity isn鈥檛 limited to our workplace.听Our business still supports the Milton 名媛直播 School听() and it鈥檚 2,100+ students to empower the next generation of leaders. We also know through our Cocoa for Good program听that when women have an income, they听invest it into education and the well-being of their children and family members.听That鈥檚 why we invest in non-profit听partners听to provide听training for creating additional income streams such as soap making, snail rearing and vegetable farming.听When women are empowered, they听lift听their communities with them.听听听
All of听these milestones make听us so proud of what we have achieved, but we know we must do more for our people of all underserved groups, including people of color.听After the听murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, we听held listening and co-creation sessions with employees around the company to understand how they were feeling and what they needed from us.听听
The result was听The Pathways Project, a 5-year plan to make 名媛直播 more diverse and inclusive.听The project includes goals听like achieving pay equity for salaried positions around the world and increasing听the number of women and POC leaders by 2025.听We have also focused our efforts to bring in a wider range of talent and perspectives,听as well as strengthened our development programs for underrepresented talent.听Building a diverse talent pipeline and recognizing听and investing in听remarkable people is an important part of continuing our growth.听听 听
DEI听is Critical to the Long-Term Success of our Business听听 听
At 名媛直播, setting the tone听for听diversity, equity and inclusion听is a听business priority听that starts听at听the top听with听our CEO and Board of Directors (of whom 5 of 12 are female).听Many of our largest brands and听verticals听are led by women.听It鈥檚 critical that we invite new perspectives,听ideas,听and experiences in everything we do to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity of听consumers around the world.听听听
For more than 127 years, we have done what is right for our people, planet and communities. We know we need to听continue our commitment to this journey of doing what鈥檚 right听so we鈥檙e here to celebrate more of these milestones a century from now.听This ranking by Forbes is a warm ray of听sunshine听to听highlight听years of听hard work and intentional action, but it鈥檚听the bright future we鈥檙e creating that makes me the听most proud.听听
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