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We live in this amazing time and place where we are experiencing greater celebration of the richness of diversity: Black History Month, Hispanic History Month, and Pride, just to name a few. At ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, we rejoice and celebrate the eclectic members of our One ²ÝÁñÉçÇø team that unite to ignite our passion for innovation and creativity.

Today, we are celebrating  (IWD) 2021. Women in technology. Women in science. Women in the arts. Women in the humanities. Women in every facet of educational, professional, and personal choice. As a technology company, this year¡¯s IWD theme, ¡°Choose to Challenge,¡± is in keeping with our culture. We challenge technical constraints and social constructs. ¡°Choose to Challenge¡± is an opportunity for everyone, collectively and individually, to make the choice for transformation and change.

To celebrate IWD, we are hosting a number of virtual events that are open to all of our employees worldwide. We are delighted to welcome guest speakers, like Rupa Dachere, CEO, founder, and president of  (formerly CodeChix), at our online event. Our global range of activities include:

• Highlighting innovation and achievements of women in STEM in Europe
• Learning from women who have paved the path for many, like Rituparna Mandal, general manager at MediaTek in South Asia
• Mastering stress and ensuring a thriving inclusive network in the Asia-Pacific region

Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity: a Learning Journey

Because talent is at the heart of everything we do, we strive to be a career destination for top professionals across the globe. To that end, we facilitate contemporary training on important topics, engagement/belonging surveys, and pay and promotional reviews. We communicate and work toward goals to increase diversity for women globally and our Black, Latin, and Indigenous (BLI) employees in the U.S.

For our efforts so far, we are delighted to have been recognized by Forbes, which named ²ÝÁñÉçÇø one of America¡¯s Best Employers for Diversity 2020.  Within ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, we celebrate trailblazers in our I&D efforts. This year, our team award recognizes the design and development of our European Women in Leadership program. The same program also won Gold (1st Place) as the Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year in the . We are also honored to recognize Latha Venkatachari, vice president of Applications Engineering, for her visionary efforts to create the company¡¯s Women in Networking (WiN) forum to foster a greater sense of inclusion and empowerment.