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nationalities are represented
in Ericsson’s workforce.
Celebrating differences
In 2014, we celebrated our first Diversity
Awareness Month, addressing issues from
sexual orientation to physical ability, cultural
issues and gender. Ericsson celebrated
International Women’s Day at the
global level for the first time in 2014. We
held over 25 activities across the world
and we produced more than 30 video portraits
highlighting “Ericsson’s outstanding
women.” We also hosted our first Global
Gender Conference, attended by men and
women. Attendees were empowered to
bring the gender discussion to their own
locations to raise awareness and they
created activities at the local level.
Recognizing unconscious biases
Research confirms that we all harbor
unconscious biases that are a result of life
experiences, culture, background, and
exposure. Biases influence decision
making and can affect perceptions and
behavior towards others. One of the ways
in which we are furthering a constructive
dialogue on inclusion is by raising awareness
of unconscious bias. Our aim is to
reach the entire employee population in
the next three years. Face-to-face training is
slated for business leaders and e-learning
for the workforce, with a target to reach
30% of each group during 2015.
The objective of the course for leaders:
> > Raise awareness about diversity and
inclusion
> > Initiate a culture of constructive dialogue
around diversity and inclusion
> > Learn about unconscious bias and
impact on decision making
> > Increase awareness of techniques which
can help overcome unconscious bias
> > Identify one opportunity for driving
change
Supporting women in technology
Ericsson participates in various external
diversity initiatives. A central focus is
encouraging more women to join the
male-dominated technology industry.
We support TechWomen, which
empowers and connects next-generation
women leaders from Africa and the Middle
East in science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM) by providing
access and opportunities for career
advancement.
We are a founding partner of WomenUp,
a leadership development program for
high-potential women under the umbrella
of Hillary Clinton’s International Council
on Women’s Business Leadership.
We also participate in Introduce a Girl to
Engineering. The fifth annual “Girls in ICT
Day” at Ericsson in 2014 included seminars,
workshops, campus visits and a
speech by former US First Lady Laura
Bush. The aim is to encourage girls and
young women to consider careers in ICT.
Global outreach
Ericsson collaborates with the Broadband
Commission for Digital Development
Working Group on Gender and Broadband
in a mission to promote women in ICT.
The Ericsson global education initiative
Connect To Learn (p. 44) promotes access
to secondary school education for girls
around the world.
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