STEM
Women hold less than 25% of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine) jobs in the United States. There is a substantial gap between men and women studying STEM in most parts of the world. Learn more about the gender gap in STEM with our resources.
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Chevron Australia – PRIDE: LGBT Inclusion, Intersectionality, and Collaborative Partnerships (Practices)
PRIDE, Chevron’s LGBT employee network, was developed as a grassroots employee effort. The group has evolved over its more than 20-year history to collaborate with other internal and external partners […]
Lockheed Martin Corporation – Women Accelerating Tomorrow (Practices)
Lockheed Martin’s U.S.-based initiative Women Accelerating Tomorrow comprises a variety of programs, processes, and tools to support women’s advancement as part of a broad strategic effort to attract, develop, and […]
High Potentials Under High Pressure in India’s Technology Sector (Report)
This report shows the struggles of high-potential women in Indian business.
The Procter & Gamble Company – Developing Women Leaders in Asia-Pacific (Practices)
P&G has historically had a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. The company has a myriad of strategies, programs, and activities to support its employees and embrace inclusion across locations. […]
Microsoft Germany – Managers Modeling Success: Work-Life Effectiveness at Microsoft Germany (Practices)
Learn about Microsoft's work-life effectiveness arrangements and how senior leaders use the benefits to model them for others.
Alcoa Inc. – Building Opportunities for Women in a “Hard Hat” Company (Practices)
In the midst of hard economic times, Alcoa’s initiative Building Opportunities for Women in a “Hard Hat” Company is increasing women’s representation in leadership roles and promoting gender inclusion in a male-dominated […]
Cisco Systems, Inc. – Developing Women: Cisco’s Executive Shadowing Program (Practices)
Cisco’s Executive Shadowing program began in 2009 as a grassroots effort to develop women employees by pairing Cisco executives with talented women across business functions. Unlike many diversity and inclusion […]
HCL Technologies – Employees First: A Philosophy for Workplace Transformation (Practices)
HCL Technologies (HCLT), a leading global IT services company headquartered in India, is a client-driven business. As such, it is imperative for the company to optimize and enhance employee-customer relationships. […]
IBM Corporation – Developing High-Potential Women with the Blue Talent Program (Practices)
IBM’s Blue Talent program provides development opportunities for women in mid-level positions. Its goal is to strengthen the company’s pipeline and reduce attrition rates, while developing women’s business and technical […]
Whirlpool Corporation – PRIDE: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allied Inclusion (Practices)
Whirlpool Corporation strives to create an internal workplace culture that allows and encourages its personnel to bring their full selves to work. This means an open, supportive, and inclusive environment […]
Hewlett-Packard Company – Reciprocal Mentoring with PRIDE (Practices)
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has a long history supporting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. In fact, it was the first company to start an employee resource group specifically for […]
Texas Instruments Driving Innovation and Engagement in STEM (Practices)
Success in today’s global business environment is dependent on an increased pipeline of interested students—both girls and boys. Texas Instruments (TI) recognizes that supporting education is critical to its success, […]
ALLETE, Inc. – Recruitment Practices and Board Culture: Prioritizing Qualifications and Fostering Inclusion to Increase Gender Balance (Practices)
At a time when women’s board representation in Fortune 500 companies is just over 16 percent, and in an industry still largely dominated by men, ALLETE, Inc.’s board stands out: […]
IBM Corporation – Women’s Diversity Network Group (Practices)
Each Diversity Network Group (DNG) at IBM represents a grassroots effort and provides an opportunity for employees to share ideas on important issues. The mission of IBM’s Women’s DNG is […]
Checking the Pulse of Women in Bioscience: What Organizations Need to Know (Report)
Most organizations in bioscience are not maximizing their talent pool.
IBM Corporation – Taking the Stage® (Practices)
Taking the Stage®, developed by the Humphrey Group, is a program at IBM designed to show women how to achieve a strong leadership presence when speaking in any situation. It […]
Aditya Birla Group (ABG) – Talent Management and Leadership Development (Practices)
ABG launched formal, company-wide talent management processes in November 2003 to introduce a set of uniform practices across all its companies. The objective was threefold: to institutionalize a set of […]
Visiting Nurse Service of New York – Diversity and Inclusion in Community-Based Healthcare (Practices)
Because Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) has a highly diverse clientele, the organization understands that promoting cultural awareness, developing and retaining a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive […]
Kaiser Permanente – Achieving Our Mission and Growing the Business Through the National Diversity Agenda (Practices)
Kaiser Permanente’s initiative, Achieving Our Mission and Growing the Business Through the National Diversity Agenda, makes diversity and inclusion central to the organization’s competitive advantage and its ability to deliver […]
The Boeing Company – Training Employees to Become Agents of Change (Practices)
One of The Boeing Company’s major diversity initiatives is to increase openness and communication among all team members by building awareness and breaking down barriers. Boeing set out to accomplish […]