Focus on the Woman We strongly believe that attracting, retaining and promoting women is critical to the success of our company. That’s why we value ours so highly and strive to create an environment that nurtures their success. 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. Some of these are: 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. Day Care Center: a subsidized daycare facility within office premises. Diana Room: a private nursing room for nursing mothers. Maternity & Paternity Leave Programs: helps to ease new parents back into the workforce through career guidance and support for finding ideal re-entry roles. F amily days and parent workshops: Our people programs include activities and workshops that aim to help our working moms and dads create family time and manage their household. Accenture is strongly committed to fostering a diverse environment. We believe in equality of opportunity and strive to provide an environment in which all our employees, regardless of culture, nationality or background, can develop professionally and build rewarding careers. Our deep respect for the individual’s uniqueness, values, skills and contributions has also led to many diversity efforts within Accenture. In the Philippines, we have two groups called Working Moms and FLAG (Friends, Lesbians and Gays) that focus on fostering a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone is treated fairly and equally.