European Commission
Declaration committing to gender balanced work culture
The declaration represents a concrete step toward the shaping of an inclusive business eco-system open to all and assuming a gender equality going beyond any stereotype. It acknowledges the gender gap present in the digital sector - like in many others - and the evident limits this produces in terms of creativity and innovation, which are normally related to a diverse and inclusive work environment and boost business performances and productivity.
In order to provide women with the same access and career opportunities in the tech sector as men, the Declaration signatories committed to:
- promote an open and female-friendly company culture;
- implement recruitment and human resources business policies fully aware of the importance to invest in women;
- make senior management and top positions (for the most part occupied by men) concretely accessible to women;
- identify potential female leaders and train them to develop their strengths and play high-level roles in the company
We welcome the commitment of the signatories today at the Digital4Her Conference:
Isabella Lenarduzzi for JUMP
Thaima Samman for for SAMMAN and the European Network for Women in Leadership
Dominique Leroy for Proximus
Lie Junius for Google
Pascale Van Damme for Dell
Veerle Dero for Accenture
Pastora Valero for Cisco
Fernando de Yarza Lopez-Madrazo For Henneo
Antonella di Lazzaro for RAI
Eileen O'Mara for Salesforce
Beatrice Flammini for Liberty Global
Lise Fuhr for ETNO
Filippa Wallestam for NENT Sweden
Candace Johnson for EBAN
Yvonne Agyei for Booking.com
Noel Curran for EBU
Wim Mijs for EBF
Ada Solomon for EWA
Laura Houlgatte Abbott for UNIC
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl for Digital Europe
Sign the Declaration
Companies can use this occasion to add value to their own businesses and, at the same time, to society, encouraging a constructive and fruitful approach based on inclusiveness and diversity and offering - in internal meetings, external events and keynote addresses - a good example of a digital sector able to overcome stereotypes.