Ferris Diversity Colloquium

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Maria S. Ferris Director, Global Workforce
Diversity IBM Corporation
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IBM Global Advancement of Women
1899
2005
1934
1956
1943
1972
1995
1997
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Global Structure
PT Partnership Team
Global Women Leaders Steering Committee Co-chairs
from Geo Councils
Pan European
Americas
Asia Pacific
Women in Technology Multicultural Women
31 Country Councils
34 Diversity Network Groups/ 112 WIT Chapters
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IBMs Process for the Advancement of Women
Develop Strategies
Input on Barriers
Measure Results
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Womens Advancement Feeling Excluded
Assumptions are being made about my interest in
a job or international assignments because of my
family situation
Recognition gifts given out are male centric
The only customer or business entertainment
events are golf ..
My opinion is not sought, but the opinion of my
male peers is
I get the sense that there are prior discussions
where decisions are made
Taken as single experiences, these events seem
trivial, yet when experienced collectively and
regularly they become behaviors that alienate
women
There are so few women in management that it
sets an aura that men have the edge, women are on
the outside
Management considers giving women certain jobs
that are a risk or a stretch for males they are
opportunities
I am treated differently in meetings by not
having my hand shaken, apologized to for
swearing, not being addressed in the same
collegial manner as men
I have to shout to be heard over the male voices
or my comments are not acknowledged
I am constantly being looked to to perform
administrative tasks
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Womens History Month / International Womens
Day in IBM

• Joint letter sent by Partnership Team women
  Senior VPs to over 1K global women leaders
  call to action
• First constituency (internal) BLOG established!
• Activities planned globally roundtable
  sessions networking/social events job
  shadowing global networking telecons guest
  speaking engagements discussion guide sessions
• Over 5,000 IBM global women reached in various
  events in 2006
• 2007 added two key web seminars

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Latin America Shadow Program
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