IBM enjoys a legacy of 110 + years of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Prachi Rastogi 
Diversity & Inclusion Leader - IBM Asia Pacific

“IBM is one of the best companies for working women, not only in India, but across the world for the past couple of years. With our 110 years + legacy of doing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at IBM, we are not at that stage where we are concerned about how to get women at any level. But we are now working towards getting gender balance at the top decision making positions, which really matters for us.  Because at the end of the day, if we have women at the top, only then will you see that the culture really changes for good and it fosters an environment which is great for women too. It is very clear to all of our employees, especially leaders and managers that there is zero tolerance for bias when it comes to hiring, promoting or retaining or taking any decisions with regards to retention of any of our employees, especially people from diverse constituents like women, like LGBTQ people, or people with disabilities.

Secondly, we do a lot of training sessions, which are informative programs, workshops, drama sessions for equipping our managers on how to engage with women who are going through different phases of their life. This helps in bringing awareness to the unconscious biases that we have. Thirdly, we do a lot of career enablement programs for high potential women, because it's very clear that there is no compromise on hard work and great performance.”