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A diverse workplace is a flourishing workplace. We value different perspectives offered by people of varying backgrounds and so do our clients. For their benefit and ours, we want to ensure that we attract the best professionals while offering them opportunities to grow as leaders in our organization. Our Women's Initiative is one way we create a culture that encourages diversity and empowers women professionals to excel in their careers. The Women's Initiative is guided by a women's advisory committee made up of our firm's leaders whose goal is to significantly improve the recruitment, retention, development and leadership paths of women. To accomplish this, we focus on four critical process areas: Networking
We provide networking opportunities at various national events, our women's leadership conference and local networking groups. We support this through a resource database, newsletter and national events. Business development
Fostering business development skills is critical to our success. We focus on enhancing our women's business development skills through our networks, conferences and individual development plans. Mentoring
Developing a career is each employee's responsibility; however, we encourage mentoring to provide support and guidance. Mentors impart an objective perspective and serve as sounding boards. We have and continue to provide resources and programming to support mentoring efforts. WorkLife Integration
Valuing individual uniqueness and being supportive during employee life cycles enables our people to perform at their best. Our culture is one in which employees can attend to their WorkLife needs. A nationally recognized program
McGladrey & Pullen and its various programs within its women's initiative are prominently featured in a book published by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The book, Promoting Your Talent: A Guidebook for Women and Their Firms, serves as a resource for firms wanting to improve retention and advancement of women. Since McGladrey & Pullen launched the Women's Initiative, it has reduced its turnover rate in top female talent.
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