Advancing Inclusion Through Neurodiverse Hiring Practices Boeing teammates in Poland are realizing the benefits of a more inclusive workforce. By implementing an Autism at Work program first piloted at a U.S.-based Boeing site, European teammates are improving neurodiverse hiring practices locally. In 2021, a Boeing Philadelphia team brought the talents of neurodivergent people to the company through the Autism at Work program. Traditional hiring selection processes may overlook strengths and unduly emphasize weaknesses of neurodivergent people, who are often unemployed or underemployed. The Autism at Work program draws on and develops the capabilities of college students with autism by providing work experiences and learning opportunities while they finish their degrees. After graduation, many are hired as part of Boeing’s workforce. Scaling the Autism at Work program helps Boeing teams worldwide to replicate and customize best practices in neurodiverse hiring. “The Philadelphia team’s successful pilot program guided our efforts locally,” said Maja Tomczak, Engineering Manager for Boeing AvionX in Poland. To grow and sustain inclusion of neurodivergent communities, the Poland team regularly advocates for hiring improvements by attending conferences and events and sharing best practices. Maja Tomczak, an Engineering Manager for AvionX based in Gdansk, Poland, is helping to advance inclusion and increase awareness of neurodiversity. (Boeing photo) Increasing awareness of neurodiversity was the first step to setting everyone on our team up for success.” Maja Tomczak, Engineering Manager, AvionX in Poland Boeing Women Take Spacewalk Support Lead Boeing women made history in November 2021 when they became the first all-female Boeing team to lead the engineering support team for a spacewalk on the International Space Station (ISS). Left to right: Jennifer Hammond, Ahna Isaak and Sarah Morgan provided careful guidance and real-time problem-solving to the NASA flight controllers as astronauts Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron executed their meticulous work aboard the orbiting laboratory. All three Boeing managers are veteran Mission Evaluation Room engineers, representing the Boeing engineering teams who have supported on-orbit operations throughout the 23 years the ISS has been in space. (Boeing photo) 737-10 Flight Test Completed by All-Female Crew In November, a 737-10 test and certification flight was executed by an all-female crew. Chief Pilot Jennifer Henderson attributed this milestone to Boeing’s attention to equity, diversity and inclusion over the years. Left to right: Rachel Soderberg, Colette Posse, Queondra Hendrix, Bailey Bonaci, Laura Garcia-Schmitz, Janet Prentice, Lauren Meyer, Chelsea Katan, Sarah Price and Patty Graves stand in the rear of 737-10 airplane model 1G001. With Jennifer Henderson and Heather Ross on the flight deck, they gathered stability and control data during a late October flight test. (Boeing photo) 2022 Sustainability Report 30 Contents People Introduction Communities Operations Reporting Approach & Governance Products & Services