Staples Continues Commitment to Advancing Women in the Workforce
April 02 2015 - 5:57AM
Business Wire
Pledges To Join Mayor Walsh in Making
Greater Boston Best Place in Country for Working Women
Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) announced today it has signed onto 100%
Talent: The Boston Women’s Compact, an innovative effort to end the
gender-based wage gap and advance women in the workforce. Staples
has pledged to work with Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh in a unique,
public-private partnership to make Boston the best city in the
country for working women. As a Signatory of the 100% Talent,
Staples joins Mayor Walsh in his quest to make Greater Boston the
first area in the United States to eliminate the gender-based wage
gap by attracting, retaining, and engaging women at all levels in
Boston-area corporations.
“Staples values all of its female associates, and understands
the important role gender equality plays in fostering an inclusive
workplace,” said Regis Mulot, executive vice president, human
resources, Staples, Inc. “By publicly showing our commitment to
advancing women in the workforce, we hope to help raise awareness
of the gender-based wage gap that currently exists, and lend a
voice to the movement to provide fair pay for all.”
Staples has long been a leader in equality and diversity in the
workforce, with programs like its “Women Who Lead” Associate
Resource Group, whose mission is to build a thriving community of
female associates. The group routinely engages its members with
developmental, networking and community focused events. Partnering
with Friends of Families in Transition, they organized a collection
for homeless families, filling gift bags for over 340 people.
"We are thrilled that Staples has signed Mayor Walsh's 100%
Talent Compact and is committed to closing the wage gap for working
women," said Megan Costello, executive director of the Mayor's
Office of Women's advancement. "Staples understands that closing
the wage gap is important for their employees, good for families
and improves their bottom line. We thank them for their
commitment."
Joining the 100% Talent Compact opens doors for Staples to work
with other Signatories to share best practices, trade knowledge,
and support one another. 60 companies have signed the Compact,
which is an initiative of the Boston Women’s Workforce Council. The
Council is an advisory body to Mayor Walsh and is supported by the
School of Management at Simmons College. By signing 100% Talent,
businesses agree to take steps to eliminate the gender wage gap,
remove the visible and invisible barriers to women’s advancement,
and ensure that 100% of the talent pool is used. Companies will
report employee demographic and salary data to the Council
anonymously every two years so that progress on closing the gap can
be tracked.
Cathy E. Minehan, Council Chair and Dean of the Simmons School
of Management said: “I commend Staples for joining the 100% Talent
Compact and taking their leadership on the issue of advancing women
in the workforce to the next level. Ensuring that women are paid
fairly and advance through the ranks is beneficial to all employees
regardless of gender, as well as to a business’ bottom line.”
The company also recently signed on to The Corporate Challenge,
a groundbreaking effort by Bentley University's Center for Women
and Business to challenge companies to develop and retain their
female talent and position women on their boards. Participating
companies commit to define their gender-inclusiveness goals,
develop strategies to meet those goals and track their
progress.
About Staples:
Staples makes it easy to make more happen with more products and
more ways to shop. Through its world-class retail, online and
delivery capabilities, Staples lets customers shop however and
whenever they want, whether it’s in-store, online, on mobile
devices, or through the company’s innovative buy online, pick-up in
store option. Staples offers more products than ever, such as
technology, facilities and breakroom supplies, furniture, safety
supplies, medical supplies, and Copy and Print services.
Headquartered outside of Boston, Staples operates throughout North
and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. More
information about Staples (SPLS) is available at
www.staples.com.
For more information on 100% Talent and the Boston Women’s
Workforce Council, visit:
http://www.cityofboston.gov/women/workforce/compact.asp or contact
Council Executive Director christina.knowles2@simmons.edu,
508-527-6007.
StaplesMark Cautela, 508-253-3832Mark.Cautela@Staples.com
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