Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how Arcadis improves quality of life, which is why its employees joined forces to celebrate International Women's Day.
Holding up their pledge cards, women, male allies and their families shared what they will #ChooseToChallenge and how they support Arcadis' global effort to bring about gender equality in the workplace and beyond.
Challenging gender bias and stereotypes
Edel Christie, Arcadis Global Transformation Leader, pledges to challenge gender stereotypes and bias.
CFO Virginie Duperat–Vergne discusses gender targets
Arcadis' CFO Virginie Duperat–Vergne shares why all companies should commit to clear, ambitious gender targets and three female Arcadians share their perspective on what needs to change for more women to achieve their goals.
"It's very important that women leaders are doing what we can do pave the way for future generations of women to succeed. I am very aware of this responsibility in both my professional life but also in my personal life, as the mother of two daughters. At work, I strive to be open and accessible to all of my colleagues and I hope that over time, any woman (or man for that matter) working at Arcadis will feel that they can reach out to me for advice or just to talk about their career goals and how they can go about achieving them," says Virginie.
Employees share pledges
Arcadis employees share their pledges for International Women's Day, sharing what they #ChooseToChallenge.
Challenging gender inequality
Debbie Francis, Arcadis City Executive for the North, and Natalie Sauber, Arcadis Market Intelligence Lead, share how they choose to challenge gender inequality and bias.
Celebrating with their families
Arcadis employees also shared International Women's Day pledges with their families, showing they are raising allies.
Arcadis allies share how they #ChooseToChallenge
Two male allies, Chris Wiggan, Head of Communications at Arcadis UK&I, and Richard Bonner, Arcadis Managing Director of UK Property and City Executive, share their pledges to #ChooseToChallenge.
Pledging to maintain a gender equal mindset
Arcadis employees from its Business Transformation team also made their pledges for International Women's Day.
Work for an inclusive company striving for gender equality
Arcadis recognizes the value of difference and encourages its people to be themselves at work, embracing an open and unique outlook on life from every one of its employees. The company knows that the best creative and innovative thinking for its clients comes from individual diversity and a supportive dynamic work environment.
If you want to be part of this environment, search for a job at Arcadis.
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