Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

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Attend Women of Impact March 5, 2019 to discover how you can build a bridge between your career aspirations and your career reality.

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At Cisco, we believe the true promise of inclusion and collaboration is to create a culture where all people are welcomed, valued, respected and heard. A culture where the full spectrum of diversity can fully participate in the business. A culture that empowers its people to accelerate social change and create thriving communities by supporting the causes they care about.

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Two years ago, our CEO Chuck Robbins joined with over 500 other corporate leaders in signing the global CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ Pledge. Today, Cisco is again joining with these companies to recognize December 7 as a Day of Understanding. An opportunity to highlight the importance of fostering courageous conversations in the workplace, specifically around unconscious bias.

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Putting diverse talent into high-profile and high-impact roles is one of the most significant ways an organization can sustainably alter its diversity profile. The minute that happens, the narrative starts to shift because those great leaders start to put their own thoughts, views, and vision of the world into the organization. That is what I believe to be the real “needle mover.”

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Cisco is dedicated to taking a stand against any actions that threaten the equal rights, safety, and dignity of all people and will continue supporting the LGBTQ+ community.

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Diversity is no longer a “box to be checked” on an HR form. It’s a competitive strategy that fosters innovation and results in the best teams.

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In the United States, today is Equal Pay Day—a day to remember how far some women and minorities are “in the red” with their pay...Cisco has led the way to pay parity by signing the White House Equal Pay Pledge and sharing best practices with the Employers for Pay Equity Consortium. Across the globe, we regularly test for pay parity based on gender – both men and women – and inclusive of ethnicity in the United States. If we find gaps, we fix them.

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Diverse human networks lead to increased creativity as different points of view spark ingenuity and innovation.

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Just in time for International Women's Day, join us for the next #CiscoChat – on Monday, March 5th, at 10 a.m. PST – as Cisco Executives and featured guests discuss how we can empower women in Tech, and provide details on how you can join Cisco's Women of Impact conference on March 7.