We recognize that women are underrepresented in IT. To address this, Cisco has a dedicated team to develop a number of avenues to encourage and promote professional roles for women in the high-tech industry.
Our Women's Access Networks (WANs) empower female employees at Cisco to grow professionally. They offer networking, mentoring, and career development resources to women employees throughout Cisco's global operations. This serves to increase Cisco's competitive advantage and helps the company achieve its mission by capitalizing on the talents and skills of its women employees. As of FY2005, there are 27 active WANs throughout Cisco worldwide.
Cisco supports women and girls in their pursuit of high-tech education and employment as well. For more information on how Cisco is encouraging women and girls in technology, please see the Gender Initiatives section of this report.
