International Women’s Day (IWD)

Empowering Partner Success: How 3 Black Female CEOs lead the charge with AACPC

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Empowering Partner Success: How 3 Black Female CEOs lead the charge with AACPC

The Empowering Partner Success blog series highlights the African American Cisco Partner Community (AACPC), supporting channel partners, and individuals positively impacting partner diversity and the communities they serve.   Celebrating Women’s History Month recently inspired us to kick off the first installment in this series by featuring three African American Cisco Partner Community (AACPC) members that are women-led. Cisco committed $50 million to the AACPC to diversify our partner ecosystem as part of its commitment…

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Partnering for Purpose: Bridging the Gender Gap in Leadership Development

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Partnering for Purpose: Bridging the Gender Gap in Leadership Development

In the dynamic landscape of the technology sector, gender diversity remains a significant challenge. The noticeable absence of women, particularly in senior leadership roles, underscores an ongoing struggle within the industry. Their underrepresentation isn’t just a matter of statistics; it’s about the untapped wealth of ideas, insights, and contributions women inherently bring to the table. While discussions often revolve around attracting female talent, the spotlight must also illuminate the critical areas of retention and development…

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Empowering Women in Tech: Voices from Cisco's Global Partner Engineering Team

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Empowering Women in Tech: Voices from Cisco's Global Partner Engineering Team

In the spirit of March being Women’s History Month and National Science & Engineering Week, we’re thrilled to amplify the voices of some extraordinary women from Cisco’s Global Partner Engineering team. They are among the important forces driving our business and industry forward, accelerating progress and growth for Cisco, our partners, and our mutual customers. With a desire to understand what inspires them, I asked some of the talented women in Global Partner Engineering at…

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Going the Distance: What Channel Women Can Learn From Marathon Swimmer Diana Nyad

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Going the Distance: What Channel Women Can Learn From Marathon Swimmer Diana Nyad

This year, International Women’s Day and the Oscars are within two days of each other. Which is a happy accident, since 2023 saw the release of many films featuring incredible actresses in strong female lead roles. Among the nominees for Best Actress is a movie that speaks directly to IWD’s 2024 theme, #InspireInclusion. In fact, I think it speaks to all women of the channel. I’m talking about Nyad, the account of long-distance swimmer Diana…

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Empowering women and transforming economies globally through inclusive partnerships

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Empowering women and transforming economies globally through inclusive partnerships

The Social Impact Partner Spotlight series highlights various Cisco non-profit organization partners that are helping transform the lives of individuals and communities. This blog features Cisco’s partnership with Living Goods, One Acre Fund, Solar Sister, and Trickle Up, highlighting the amazing work these organizations are doing to advance economic empowerment, especially for women, globally. International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on March 8. This year’s theme, Inspire Inclusion, is a bedrock of Cisco’s Social Impact…

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Celebrating women’s inclusion in the climate innovation space

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Celebrating women’s inclusion in the climate innovation space

International Women’s Day (IWD) gives us time to reflect on the achievements women have made before us, the unique challenges women may face today as they continue to break barriers, and what the future may look like for women as we move into a digital and low-carbon economy. The theme for IWD this year is “inspire inclusion.” Thriving economies depend on stable environments and inclusive societies, and that’s why Cisco’s environmental sustainability strategy, The Plan…

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