In reply to Michelle Stewart-Young.

Thanks for your comment Michelle! We’re proud to be expanding the dialogue and taking a national leadership role on pay parity and sharing what we’ve learned through our holistic approach. We’re also proud – but not surprised – that our pay parity reviews have revealed a healthy and equitable compensation system, with only minor disparities identified within Cisco’s global employee population.

We gather feedback on important issues that affect our employees through many sources – including individual input such as your comment to this blog, internal surveys, and external input when we compete for and win designations like the National Association of Female Executives Top Companies, Working Mother Best Companies for Multicultural Women, and scoring 100% on the Human Rights Campaign’s 2016 Corporate Equality Index.

Cisco regularly reviews the factors that influence our talent environment, from new hire offers to individual rewards, so we can continue to innovate in designing and delivering fair, inclusive, and competitive pay for our people.

Again – thanks for your feedback. I’ve forwarded your comment to our Total Rewards team as well.