We strongly believe that attracting, retaining and promoting women is critical to the success of our company. We have more than 60,000 high-performing women who agree.

With support from leadership all over the world, we have unique programs to support women in their career development and provide options for managing work/life balance:

• Women's Mentoring Program: pairs female executives with senior executive mentors, virtual
  workshops and networking tips to help ensure
  advancement.
• International Women’s Day: Accenture annually hosts a global celebration on March 8 to provide a venue for networking, building vital skills, and addressing issues that face women in the workplace and beyond. More
• Flexible Work Arrangements: supports the needs of professionals in the workplace, encouraging a balance between work and personal priorities. More
• Maternity & Paternity Leave Programs: helps to ease new parents back into the workforce through career guidance and support for finding ideal re-entry roles.

One Step Ahead of 2 011: A New Horizon for Working Women provides a snapshot of how tomorrow's workforce feels about the changes to business that will accompany the increasing leveling of economic power globally, which we refer to as the multi-polar world.

In this report, we consider the changes on the horizon for tomorrow's workforce — in particular, for women around the world. The research seeks to pinpoint what working women—and men—will need to do to adapt to globalization. It also explores key differences between the genders and assesses people's willingness to make the necessary adjustments.

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