Accenture Named a Top 10 Company for Working Mothers
September 27 2016 - 4:29PM
Business Wire
Company surpasses goal to reach 40 percent
women hires by 2017
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has been named to the Top 10 on Working
Mother’s 100 Best Companies list, which spotlights organizations
leading in areas such as women’s advancement, inclusion and
diversity and work-life programs.
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Accenture was recognized for its pioneering programs and
benefits that help parents manage the demands of family and work.
This includes recently enhanced benefits for new parents, such as
the ability to work locally for one year following their return
from the birth or adoption of a child, as well as digital
technologies the company offers to enable flexibility. This marks
the company’s 14th consecutive year on the list.
“We are honored to again receive this recognition from Working
Mother – and are especially proud to be named a Top 10 company for
the first time,” said Julie Sweet, Accenture group chief executive
– North America. “At Accenture, attracting, inspiring and advancing
women – and providing an inclusive workplace that empowers them to
lead – is critical to our future and to advancing gender
equality.”
Accenture also announced that it surpassed its goal to reach 40
percent women new hires worldwide by 2017. Currently, there are
more than 145,000 women at Accenture – more than one third of the
company’s global workforce.
Over the past 18 months, Accenture has significantly enhanced
and/or introduced a variety of benefits in the United States to
help its people navigate the challenges of raising a family while
continuing to pursue their careers. These include:
- Offering primary caregivers, both women
and men, the opportunity to work locally for one year following
their return from the birth or adoption of a child;
- Doubling parental leave benefits in the
United States—offering up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave for
women employees and eight weeks for all primary caregivers;
- Doubling back-up dependent care, to 80
hours per year, plus an additional 40 hours within the first year
of a child’s birth or adoption; and
- The opportunity to ship breast milk
when traveling on business and providing new parents with
hospital-grade breast pumps.
Accenture has been widely recognized for its long-standing
commitment to inclusion and diversity and creating an inclusive
environment for its more than 375,000 people -- across abilities,
age, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and gender
identity and expression.
To learn more, visit accenture.com/women.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company,
providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy,
consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched
experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries
and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s largest
delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business
and technology to help clients improve their performance and create
sustainable value for their stakeholders. With more than 375,000
people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives
innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us
at www.accenture.com.
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