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The WE Book Club recently read Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women by W. Brad Johnson, Ph.D., and David Smith, Ph.D. Strong mentoring relationships have the capacity to transform individuals and entire organizations. But evidence consistently shows that women face more barriers in securing mentorships than men and reap a narrower range of benefits. Male colleagues were encouraged to join women as we discussed this straightforward, no-nonsense manual that explains how men can mentor women deliberately and effectively.
The Australian Workplace Gender Equality Agency has recognized Cognizant as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality for 2018. The government citation is designed to promote companies that have actively committed to achieving gender equality in Australian workplaces. Criteria for selection include setting targets for improving gender equality and other outcomes, such as leadership support, learning and development, gender remuneration gaps and flexible work arrangements to support family responsibilities.
WE Dallas recently welcomed Chell Smith, SVP Consulting, to Dallas’s new Regional Delivery Center for a luncheon. Shameka Young, Dallas WE Advisor and VP Communications & Media Consulting, interviewed Chell about the consulting practice, leadership and her career progression. Chell shared great stories and insights on managing your career and the different environments she experienced starting out as a women in the technology industry years ago versus today.
Cognizant is continuing its sponsorship of MAKERS, an organization dedicated to telling the stories of today's trailblazing women to inspire the changeMAKERS of tomorrow. At the 2019 MAKERS conference, Cognizant pledged to employ at least 100,000 women around the world by 2020.
Cognizant attendees at the MAKERS conference included Donna Tuths, member of the MAKERS board of directors and SVP and Global Lead, Cognizant Interactive, and MAKERS’ awardees Meera Krishnamurthy, SVP, Insurance; Paul Roehrig, VP, Cognizant Digital Business; Vibha Rustagi, CEO, itaas, a Cognizant Company; and Chell Smith, SVP, Cognizant Consulting.
READ MOREAt Cognizant, we believe that our differences should be celebrated and that an inclusive culture inspires creativity and innovation. Embrace attracts, supports, respects and retains talented lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and transgender professionals. Embrace is committed to creating an environment where all people can develop and grow to their full potential.
Driven by Cognizant’s strong support of and commitment to veterans, the Cognizant Veterans Network (CVN) supports, develops and promotes the unmatched skills and experiences that veterans bring to Cognizant. The CVN members are ambassadors to Cognizant’s recruiting process, assisting in attracting and retaining key talent, and creating a community of peers who understand the transition to the private sector and support veterans joining Cognizant.
This group is dedicated to the interests of Cognizant employees who identify as Black, African, African-American, Latino or Hispanic. The group fosters the success of its members through programming and initiatives that promote career development, mentoring, recruitment and retention, and community building.