Inclusion and Diversity

What are the biggest workforce challenges for women in Tech? How can you empower women in Tech to lead? And what can male allies bring to the table in the shared mission to attract, develop, retain, and celebrate women as part of a competitive and diverse workforce? Join us for the next #CiscoChat,…

There is a tremendous amount of emotional tension in every industry right now as women come forward and reveal their struggles with sexual harassment, and even sexual assault, in the workplace through the recent viral #MeToo campaign. It is heartbreaking to read these accounts, but necessary to open…

I’m a numbers guy. So, it really got my attention when I learned that businesses which make diversity and inclusion a priority do better than others. In fact, U.S. companies in the top quartile for gender diversity have 15 percent higher financial performance than the national industry median. And f…

In the past few years, we have borne witness to events of immense historic significance in the fight for fair and equal treatment under the law within the United States.  Undoubtedly, we all have mourned injustice and incomprehensible loss – from Ferguson to Falcon Heights to Baton Rouge – for Trayv…

Our hearts and prayers are with Orlando. At a time when we come together to celebrate our pride season, we’re instead faced with the grief and horror of the deadliest mass shooting targeting the LGBT+ community and its allies in our history. As a gay man, I’m furious to once again see our community…

  In today’s hyper-fast, hyper-competitive digital age, it’s increasingly clear from talking with customers and partners that leading companies must share and leverage each other’s best practices. No single company – no matter how big and successful – can navigate today’s mass digitization of b…

There is a cultural evolution happening at Cisco, driven by our business, our innovation and technology, and most importantly, our people. It is being shaped by feedback from our employees and it is helping us define who we aspire to be as a company. It starts with Our People Deal, which is simply t…

Cisco Corporate Social Responsibility strategy prioritizes the issues that are most important to our business and to our stakeholders, identified through a formal CSR materiality assessment. We use the Cisco CSR Report to communicate our approach, objectives, progress, and challenges around five hig…

Two Cisco leaders were just recognized with high honors for their advocacy of inclusion and diversity at Cisco and within the community – leadership that champions the needs of our team members and friends with disabilities. Greg Akers, senior vice president of Advanced Security Research and Governm…