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Facts & Figures 2 Women's History Month Timeline: Women's History Through the Years 6 Women’s History Month takes place in March to celebrate women’s strength, tenacity, resilience and contributions Year in Review: Women around the world. Women are diverse, with different Who Broke New Ground 11 backgrounds, sexual orientations, identities and abilities, and this month, we aim to celebrate all of them. Best Practices: Fostering a Workplace Where This Meeting in a Box is a valuable tool to continue your Women Thrive 13 employees’ cultural competence education, open up conversations about identity and gender equality and spotlight women’s accomplishments.

Available demographic, education, financial and business-related data regarding women helps us to understand why parity for women has profound demographic, financial, education and business benefits. These numbers can help us identify what we can do to celebrate a diverse array of women and address the range of issues they face. DiversityInc’s unique Top 50 data also reveals the progress in the country’s most competitive organizations, as well as the areas where there is room for growth in regard to gender equity.

DEMOGRAPHICS, 2019*

White Women Did you know? 29.65% of total pop. Women make up roughly 10% of the veteran population. Black Women 5.99% of total pop.

Asian Women 2.74% of total pop.

AJR_photo/Shutterstock.com American Indian/Alaska Native Women 0.37% of total pop.

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Women 0.09% of total pop.

Sources: 2019 Census Bureau , 2019 Department of Labor

*Hispanic and Latinx people identify with many different races, however, a Catalyst study found that Hispanic/Latina women make up 18% of the total population of women in the U.S.

Percentage of Women and Women of Color (WOC) in Overall Workforce and Overall Management among 2020 DiversityInc Top 50 Participants

*HoF = Hall of Fame

Formal Mentoring and Sponsorship Among DiversityInc Top 50 Participants (Percent Who Answered "Yes" to the Following Questions)

Educational Attainment

Source: 2019 Census

Sources: 2019 Census Historical Income Tables, 2019 Census Median Income by Race, Hispanic Origin and Year

Buying Power WOMEN'S ANNUAL CONSUMER SPENDING, 2019 Did you know?

6.4 trillion An estimated 70–80% Source: Catalyst of consumer purchasing is driven by women.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES Q• How do these numbers reveal ways we can better serve women as a company, both as an employer and as a provider of goods and services? • How can we, as a company, be sure to engage woman consumers in empowering ways? • How can we continue to advance women throughout our organization?

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U.S. Constitution is ratified. The terms “persons,” “people” and “electors” allow for interpretation to include 1869 men and women, although women remain largely left out First women’s suffrage law is passed in the territory of of the public sphere for years to come. Wyoming.

1837 1916 Oberlin College in Ohio becomes first coeducational Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes first woman college in the U.S. elected to Congress.

1839 1920 Mississippi becomes first state to grant married 19th Amendment gives women the right to vote. women the right to hold property in their own names, independent of their husbands. 1921 Reproductive activist Margaret Sanger founds the 1840 American Birth Control League, what is now Planned Catherine Brewer becomes first woman to receive a Parenthood. Though its history is complex and tainted bachelor’s degree from Georgia Female College (now with the eugenicist beliefs of the time, it goes on to help Wesleyan College) in Macon, Georgia by virtue of her many women have access to reproductive healthcare being alphabetically first in line in her class to receive and education. her diploma. 1925 1843 Miriam Ferguson of Texas and Nellie Tayloe Ross of Isabella Baumfree takes on the name Sojourner Truth Wyoming become first women elected as governors. and later goes on to become a famed abolitionist and women’s rights activist. Her famous “Ain’t I A Woman” speech in 1851 outlined her relationship with Blackness and womanhood.

1848

First women’s rights convention is held in Seneca 1848 Falls, New York to sign the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments. The document, modeled after the Declaration of Independence to demand equal rights for women, was signed by 68 women and 32 men.

The Seneca Falls Convention (Public Domain image)

Hattie McDaniel is the first African American to win an Oscar for her role in Gone with the Wind. 1972 Title IX bans gender discrimination in federally funded education programs. 1955 First lesbian civil and political rights organization in the U.S., Daughters of Bilitis, is founded in San Francisco by 1973 Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon. In Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court protects woman’s right to terminate pregnancy. Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Civil 1977 Rights Movement. Actor, dancer and singer Rita Moreno becomes the first Latina American to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and 1958 Tony (also known as an E.G.O.T).

Actor Miyoshi Umeki becomes the first Asian American woman to win an Oscar for her role in Sayonara. 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act prohibits discrimination 1963 “on basis of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.” Congress passes Equal Pay Act to prohibit sex-based wage discrimination between men and women in the same establishment who perform jobs that require 1980 comparable skill, effort and responsibility under similar President Jimmy Carter declares the first week in March working conditions. as Women’s History Week.

1964 1981 Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment Sandra Day O’Connor becomes first woman Supreme discrimination on basis of race, color, religion, national Court Justice. origin or sex.

House Democrat Patsy Mink becomes the first Asian American woman and first woman of color elected to Congress. Later, she became the first Asian American woman to run for U.S. President.

1966

Betty Friedan, author of The Feminine Mystique, helps 1964 found the National Organization for Women (NOW) to support grassroots activism that upholds feminist ideals.

CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY This document and all of its contents are intended for the sole use of DiversityInc’s benchmarking and subscription-based customers. Any use of this material without specific permission from DiversityInc is strictly prohibited. 1982 For the first time,more women than men receive 1998 bachelor’s degrees. The trend has steadily continued. Supreme Court rules that employers are liable for workplace sexual harassment in Oncale v. Sundowner 1983 Offshore Services. Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space. 1999 Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Eileen Collins becomes 1984 first woman to pilot and command a space shuttle. In Roberts v. United States Jaycees, the U.S. Supreme Court prohibits public organizations from refusing Rapper Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill membership to someone because of gender. wins the Grammy for Album of the Year. It is recognized as the first hip-hop album to earn the distinction. Hill was also the first female solo artist to win five Grammys Democrat Geraldine Ferraro is first major-party woman in one night, setting a record at the time. vice presidential nominee, running alongside with presidential nominee Walter Mondale. 2001 1987 Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao becomes first Asian American woman appointed to a presidential Cabinet. Congress declares March as National Women’s History Month. 2002 1989 Actor Halle Berry wins the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in the film Monster’s Ball, making her the first Black Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw, a legal scholar and activist, actress to do so. coins the term “intersectionality” to describe the specific forms of compounding discrimination people face based on their race, class, sexuality, gender 2006 and ability. Activist Tarana Burke founds the “Me Too” movement to help support women and girls of color in under- 1994 served areas who experience sexual abuse. In 2017, it becomes a worldwide, star-studded movement when President Clinton signs the Violence Against Women Alyssa Milano tweets about it in the wake of the Harvey Act (Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Weinstein sexual assault allegations. Enforcement Act) to fund programs that protect victims of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, stalking and other gender-related violence. 2007 Democrat Nancy Pelosi becomes first woman Speaker 1996 of the House. Peggy Bird (Kewa), Darlene Correa (Laguna Pueblo) and Genne James (Navajo) found the Coalition to Stop 2008 Violence Against Native Women in New Mexico as Hillary Clinton becomes the only former first lady to run crimes against Indigenous women go underreported for President. and neglected by law enforcement.

1997 2009 Madeleine Albright becomes first woman Secretary of President Obama signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act State under President Bill Clinton. into law, intended to reduce the pay gap between men and women. Aida Alvarez becomes administrator of the small business administration — the first Latina to hold a Sonia Sotomayor becomes first Latina Supreme Cabinet-level position. Court justice.

CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY This document and all of its contents are intended for the sole use of DiversityInc’s benchmarking and subscription-based customers. Any use of this material without specific permission from DiversityInc is strictly prohibited. 2010 and CEO of Hershey in the company’s 123-year history. Pop singer Beyoncé wins six Grammys, setting the record for most awarded in one night to a solo female artist. 2018 Some of Hollywood’s most notable women unveil Time’s 2012 Up, an initiative to help working-class women fight back Pop singer Adele also wins six Grammys in one night, against sexual assault. matching Beyoncé's record. Former AT&T Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity 2013 Officer Cynthia Marshall becomes the CEO of the Dallas Mavericks and is the first Black woman CEO in the NBA. The U.S. military allows women to serve in combat positions. Yalitza Aparicio is the first Indigenous Mexican woman to be nominated for best actress at the Academy Awards for 2014 her performance in Roma. Ava DuVernay becomes the first African American woman nominated for best director at the Golden Globes for her Seventeen Black women made history by winning judicial film,Selma . seats in Harris County, Texas. The 17 Democratic candidates were elected under a campaign they called Actor and LGBTQ rights activist Laverne Cox becomes “Black Girl Magic Texas.” the first openly transgender woman nominated for a Primetime Emmy for her role in Orange is the New Black. A record number of 117 women were ultimately sent to Congress this cycle — a significant jump from 2016 when 2015 89 women were elected. Of these 117, 42 are women of Two of the country’s biggest accounting firms elect their color, including: first women CEOs: Cathy Engelbert at Deloitte and Lynne • Ayanna Pressley, the first African American House Doughtie at KPMG. member from Massachusetts • Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American elected 2016 to Congress and, along with Ilhan Omar, one of the Hillary Clinton becomes the first woman presidential first two Muslim women elected to Congress nominee for a major political party. • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who, at age 29, becomes the youngest congresswoman ever Kamala Harris becomes California’s third female U.S. • Ilhan Omar, the first naturalized citizen from Africa senator, the first Black person to do so. and first Somali American elected to the United States Congress, and the first minority woman to serve as a U.S. representative for Minnesota. Massachusetts passes a pay equity law (the first of its kind) forbidding employers in the state from asking about salary history on job interviews and requiring men and women be paid equally if they do “comparable work.”

2017 The Women’s March on Washington brings nearly 500,000 activists to D.C. to protest for women’s rights. Sister protests take place across the country.

Kelly Grier becomes the first woman to lead EY’s 2009 Americas region. She grew her territory to $16.7 billion in revenue in fiscal 2019, up nearly 9% over the previous year, according to Fortune.

Ruth E. Carter and Hannah Beachler make history for their work on the film,Black Panther. Carter is the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Costume Design and Beachler is the first Black woman

to win an Academy Award for Best Production Design. 2021

Cardi B becomes the first solo female rapper to win the Grammy for Best Rap Album.

The U.S. women’s national soccer team wins the World Cup, bolstering their demands for equal pay. Kamala Harris is sworn in as Vice President. (Greg E. Mathieson, Sr./MAI/Shutterstock) 2020 Katie Sowers of the San Francisco 49ers becomes the DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES first woman to coach at the Super Bowl. She is also the • What have been the most significant first openly gay NFL coach. Q changes in women’s roles in the past few Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at the age of 87. She is remembered for her role as the leader decades? The past 10 years? of the Court's liberal-leaning bloc, crucial in many • Why are “firsts” important to note? What decisions regarding women's rights, immigrant rights and LGBTQ rights. other significant changes for women’s rights come to mind? 2021 • Much of women’s history lessons involve Kamala Harris is sworn in as the first woman, Black and white, middle or upper class women like South Asian American Vice President. Susan B. Anthony and Margaret Sanger, but women of many different backgrounds have Rosalind Brewer becomes the CEO of Walgreens, played integral roles in the fight for gender making her the only Black woman leading a Fortune and racial equality. Why is it important to 500 company. have a historical view on women’s rights that is diverse? 2019 2019

Ruth E. Carter accepts the Academy Award for her costume work on Black Panther. The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team at their victory parade in New York City. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/Shutterstock) (Richard Drew/AP/Shutterstock) © 2021 DIVERSITYINC 10 MEETING IN A BOX

Every day, women of all backgrounds are breaking barriers in politics, business, arts, sports, science, entertainment and more. Here’s a look back at just some of the triumphs by women in the previous year. BUSINESS ROZALIND "ROZ" BREWER: In January 2021, Brewer was named the CEO of Walgreens, a 2020 DiversityInc Top 50 Noteworthy Company. When she takes over on March 15, Brewer will be only one of two current Black woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company, and only the second in history.

THASUNDA BROWN DUCKETT: In late February 2021, TIAA (No. 9 on the 2020 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list) announced Brown Duckett will be the company's next CEO, making her and Brewer the only two Black women CEOs on the Fortune 500.

MICHELE MEYER-SHIPP: In August 2020, Meyer-Shipp became Major League Baseball’s Chief People and Culture Officer after serving as Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at KPMGNo. ( 12 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list in 2020). Under Meyer-Shipp, the MLB made the history-making decision to elevate Negro Leagues baseball teams to major league status.

KAREN LYNCH: In November 2020, Karen Lynch became the CEO of CVS Health (No. 24 in 2020). Lynch’s promotion put her among a fluctuating number of just about 40 other women of Fortune 500 companies currently.

Roz Brewer (courtesy of Walgreens) Michele Meyer-Shipp (courtesy of KPMG) Karen Lynch (courtesy of CVS Health) POLITICS KAMALA HARRIS: Vice President Harris made history in January 2021 when she was sworn in as the first woman to be the Vice President of the United States. She is also the first Black and South Asian person to hold the role.

NANCY PELOSI: Pelosi, who served as Speaker of the House from 2007 to 2011 and again since 2019 is the only woman to hold the role. Before Harris’s inauguration, Pelosi was the highest-ranked woman elected official in U.S. history. She played an integral role in the 2019 impeachment inquiry against former President Trump, and made headlines again following the Capitol insurrection in 2021.

STACEY ABRAMS: During the 2020 presidential election, Abrams, a politician and activist from Georgia, was credited with registering more than 800,000 new voters who ultimately showed up to turn the historically red state blue. She worked alongside groups like Asian Americans Advancing Justice and Black Votes Matter to bolster the voices of people of color.

SARAH MCBRIDE: In November 2020, McBride, a Democrat from Delaware became the first openly transgender U.S. senator and highest-ranking transgender official. She ran on a campaign of affordable healthcare, expanding family paid leave, passing universal pre-K and reforming the criminal justice system. © 2021 DIVERSITYINC 11 MEETING IN A BOX

Stacey Abrams (Butch Dill/AP/Shutterstock) Sarah McBride (courtesy image) Yvette Herrell (Russell Contreras/AP/Shutterstock) ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS VALENTINA SAMPAIO: In July 2020, Brazilian model Valentina Sampaio became the first openly transgender model to appear on Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue. Previously, she became Victoria’s Secret’s first openly transgender model in 2019.

AMANDA GORMAN: 22-year-old Amanda Gorman made history when she read her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the Jan- uary 2021 inauguration. She became the youngest inaugural poet, the first poet to recite at the Superbowl in February 2021 and also landed an IMG Models contract.

KIM NG: In November 2020, Ng became the general manager of the Miami Marlins, making her the first woman and first person of East Asian descent to be a general manager of an MLB team.

KATIE SOWERS: In February 2020, San Francisco 49ers coach Sowers became the National Football League’s first openly gay coach and the first female coach to make it to the Super Bowl, though she announced in 2021 she wasn’t renewing her contract for the upcoming season.

Valentina Sampaio (AFF-USA/Shutterstock) Amanda Gorman (Shutterstock) From left, Jennifer A. Doudna, Emmanuelle Charpentier (Berit Roald/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) SCIENCE EMMANUELLE CHARPENTIER AND JENNIFER A. DOUDNA: In October 2020, Charpentier and Doudna became the win- ners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the CRISPR gene editing technology. They became the first all-woman team to receive the honor.

GITANJALI RAO: 15-year-old Gitanjali Rao was named TIME Magazine’s first Kid of the Year in December 2020. The young Indian American scientist’s work has ranged from using technology to address contaminated drinking water, opioid addiction and cyberbullying. She previously landed on the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list and earned the top prize in the 2017 Young Scientist Challenge.

CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY This document and all of its contents are intended for the sole use of DiversityInc’s benchmarking and subscription-based customers. Any use of this material without specific permission from DiversityInc is strictly prohibited. BEST PRACTICES: TIPS ON FOSTERING A WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT WHERE WOMEN THRIVE

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic made career inequities between men and women even clearer. Women’s jobs were disproportionately slashed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and many women were forced to balance caretaking responsibilities with careers. The problem continues: Women accounted for virtually all jobs lost in December 2020, and Asian-American women suffered the most job loss in the past year.

The need to support, retain and advance women is more crucial than ever.

DiversityInc’s Head of Strategic Partnerships, Lissiah Hundley offered tips on workplace policies, practices and culture that benefit women intersectionally.

An organization that encourages women to speak out, will face obstacles that an able-bodied woman won’t share their ideas and challenge the norm drives inno- face. Understanding our multi-layered differences helps vation and supports diversity of ideas. Organizational cultivate an inclusive culture where all women feel like culture is very important, and it can dictate the type and they belong. caliber of women you attract and retain. Provide opportunities for women to show up and “show out.” Examine your pay practices and ensure equity of pay Women thrive in cultures where they’re free to show across your roles. The gender pay gap is a huge con- their skills and talents. cern. On average, a woman makes 82 cents for every dollar a white man earns, but the gap becomes even Companies should demonstrate that gender diversity larger for Black, Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander, is a high priority in their organizations. Leaders should American Indian and Hispanic/Latina women. Implement broadly communicate the value they place on gender a practice or process that ensures consistent compensa- diversity so that it is a known area of focus. Spotlight tion across job titles. Track and report your progress. successful women in the organization; women want to see themselves in success stories that show them their Ensure your organization is promoting women fairly goals are attainable. Set goals around hiring and and at a similar rate as men. Never settle for the ex- promoting women and hold hiring managers and talent cuse, “We can’t find top female talent.” Try harder. We’re leaders accountable for meeting those targets. out there. Leverage your women-focused employee resource groups to engage with women in your organi- Don’t place all women into one box. It’s important to zation and connect them to each other. Host speaker evaluate the causes of attrition among women — a series, create mentoring circles and provide training conversation that includes mothers and women who do opportunities in the group. not have children. Not everyone has a family at home. Not everyone is married or has children. Not everyone Support women with families — especially during the has biological children. But everyone has lives outside pandemic. Even though women are represented more of the office. Take intersectionality into account. Wom- equally in the workforce than they’ve been historically, en’s identities come from more than just their gender. they’re still the primary caretakers at home, too. Offer A Black woman’s experience will be different than a flexible work schedules and paid family leave regardless white woman’s experience because of both her race and of gender. Provide resources and support through gender. A transgender woman will have different strug- your employee assistance program. Offer on-site or gles than a cisgender woman. A woman with a disability

CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY This document and all of its contents are intended for the sole use of DiversityInc’s benchmarking and subscription-based customers. Any use of this material without specific permission from DiversityInc is strictly prohibited. subsidized childcare, childcare referral, tutoring or • Health insurance plans usually discriminate against backup childcare services, especially as schools continue transgender people. It’s important to provide medical- to remain closed. ly necessary treatments and procedures for transgender employees in your healthcare and short-term dis- Build, implement and expand key internal talent pro- ability coverage. Employers should work with their grams that support mentoring and sponsoring women insurance carriers or administrators to remove trans- for growth roles and leadership positions. Track your gender exclusions and provide comprehensive trans- mentees and their progression in the organization. gender-inclusive insurance coverage. Provide training programs that cater to women and • Create gender transition guidelines and ensure there’s support their development. good communications with HR, employees and managers. How HR engages and guides employees through their transition is very important and deeply Engage men in the workplace as allies and sponsors of impacts the employee experience. high-performing women. Engage them in policymaking that supports women, ensure they understand women’s • Consider adding facilities like nursing rooms, medita development needs, hold them accountable during talent tion rooms and gender-neutral bathrooms. These review and recognize leaders who “get it.” resources cater to various aspects of women’s — and all of your employees’ — well-being. Other important practices • Evaluate your harassment policies and refresh your sexual harassment training. Provide a safe way for DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES women to report inappropriate behavior or issues that doesn’t place an unfair onus on those coming for- • What practices does our company already ward. Thoroughly investigate claims. Most importantly, Q have in place to support women? What don’t tolerate bad behavior. Hold employees and leaders accountable quickly. more can we do? • Improve your maternity and parental leave • What can our organization do to support policies. These policies enable women of childbearing women’s accomplishments, both internally age to stay with your company after returning from maternity leave. Pinpoint where there are gaps and and in the communities we serve? then work on improving your benefits. It’s very important to understand how your company’s policies fare against other organizations.

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