Women's Initiatives

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Recognizing the need for more female participation in high technology, Cisco has programs and resources to help women develop their skills as individual contributors, managers, and executives. Cisco actively leads and participates in activities within and outside the company.

Within Cisco, two (of twelve) Employee Resource Groups are dedicated to women:

Connected Women Technology Network (CWTN), focused on the aspects of women’s careers in technology
Connected Women (CW) which has over 40 chapters in more than 22 countries.

Cisco partners with several external organizations that provide networking, workshops, and professional development for women at Cisco. An added benefit is the opportunity for women employees to meet peers from other companies and learn about life outside of Cisco.

Some of these organizations include:

Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Catalyst
Center for Work-Life Policy
PBWC: Professional Business Women of California
Watermark
Working Mother

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