Sustainability Report 2021 37 “Through WE TDP 2 , I gained the confidence to speak up, the courage to say yes to possibilities, and the spirit to lift up others and myself.” Sharon Product Manager Growing a Diverse Workforce In FY2021, as the tight global talent market made our strategic efforts to retain and recruit diverse talent even more imperative, we posted several notable gains: > The percentage of underrepresented minorities in our U.S. workforce increased by 2.2 percentage points (pp) year over year, rising from 14.2% to 16.4%. > Globally, women’s representation in our workforce increased by 0.3pp, rising from 17.8% to 18.1%. > Women’s representation in our U.S. workforce increased by 0.6pp, from 20.2% to 20.8% 1 . > Women’s representation among global leadership increased 1.0pp, from 11.2% to 12.2%. Additionally, we continue to make progress in increasing women’s representation at the customer support and technician level. See Diverse Talent Recruitment earlier in this chapter for additional information. Sustainability Report 2021 37 INTRODUCTION PURPOSE PEOPLE Recruiting and Hiring Our Culture of Inclusion Learning and Development Employee Safety and Support During COVID-19 Occupational Health and Safety Human Rights PLANET PROGRESS 1 We reached the goal of 21% by the end of CY2021 2 Women in Engineering Talent Development Program (WE TPD)
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