Why Diversity Matters to MicrosoftAlexa Glick – Global Diversity Program Manager

“If not me, who? If not now, when?” 

Emma Watson | UN Women Goodwill Ambassador

“I am a software engineer and a women, my career is one of the most important things in my life and knowing that the company I work for

cares deeply about the challenges I might face and what other women and girls might is very important to me.”

Codess Member

The Business RationaleWhy is Diversity and Inclusion important to Microsoft?

Broader reach

Technology created by a diverse group of people has the potential to serve a broader set of consumers.

Greater Innovation

Diverse teams create greater innovations . We believe Diversity enriches our performance and products.

Evolve our workforce

We strive to evolve our workforce to reflect the growing diversity of our communities.

Definitions: Diversity & Inclusion

PERSONALITY

Marital Status

Income

Parental Status

Appearance

Language

Work Experience

Educational Background

Religion

Recreational Habits

Personal Habits

Seniority

Division/Department/Unit/Group

WorkLocation

ManagementStatus

WorkContent/

Field

Functional Level/Classification

Geographical Location

INTERNAL

EXTERNAL

Race Gender

Ethnicity

Physical Ability

Sexual Orientation

Age

ORGANIZATIONAL

Concept designed by Gardenswartz and Rowe

Diversity: The full range of human and / or organizational differences & similarities, inclusive of everyone

Inclusion:The process of leveraging the power of differences and similarities to effectively achieve a common goal or objective

Our Employee Resource Groups

Cross disAbility ERG

Blacks ERG

Latino/Hispanic ERG

Asians ERG

Parents ERG

Women ERG

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender ERG

People• Role models for the

next generation• Promoting Computer

Science studies and girls’ early interest in technology

• Celebrating what technology can do to empower people

Culture• D&I Training for our

business• Inclusive Interview

Questions• Holding our Senior LT

accountable• Offering flexible

working arrangements

• Career development, networking & mentoring opportunities

Customers

• Microsoft scholarship – giving disabled students the opportunity to learn more about technology

• Autism Hiring Program

• Microsoft Military Affairs

• Graduate Women's Scholarship

Moving forward

DigiGirlz The T Party Codess It Starts with a Spark Wired for Success Imagine Cup Grace Hopper

“…the foundational thing is to have that diversity.  If you have a workforce that is not representative of sort of broader society, then you can get many, many things wrong.  So the first thing to me is to just have a real focus around having the representation that we need of the real world.  Because that's what's going to lead us to build products that are well‑adapted in the real world.  And that's the simple feedback cycle I want us to pursue.”  Satya Nadella | CEO, Microsoft Corporation

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