MetLife Recognized for Its Commitment to Gender Equality by Bloomberg Financial Services Gender-Equality Index
May 03 2016 - 10:57AM
Business Wire
MetLife (NYSE: MET) announced today it is one of 26 firms
recognized in the 2016 Bloomberg Financial Services Gender-Equality
Index (BFGEI) for its strong, demonstrated commitment to gender
equality, including dedicated social disclosure policies and
practices. This is the inaugural year for the BFGEI, a new index to
provide investors and organizations with standardized data on
gender equality practices by which to evaluate a company’s
reputation, value and performance.
The BFGEI evaluated MetLife not only on its employee policies
and representation of women within leadership, but also on
MetLife’s product offerings for females and community support and
engagement to promote gender equality.
“MetLife is honored to be recognized and included on the
first-ever Bloomberg Financial Services Gender-Equality Index for
our efforts to advance gender equality,” said Maria Morris,
executive vice president of Global Employee Benefits and interim
head of the U.S. Business. “We are proud of our efforts to promote
and develop women in the workplace and within the communities that
we serve, and we remain committed to attracting, developing and
advancing women throughout the company.”
Examples of MetLife’s commitment to women within the workplace
and the community include:
- Workplace: Global Women’s
Initiative (GWI) which offers a variety of programs for women
focused on developing leadership competencies, strengthening our
female pipeline and increasing the representation of women in
broader leadership roles. GWI’s programs include the Women’s
Business Networks, Global Women’s Leadership Forum, Lean In Circles
and Developing Women’s Career Experience.
- Community: MetLife Foundation
has committed more than $200 million to financial inclusion over
five years, to support the needs of those who are not included in
the financial system, many of whom are women. Through partnerships
with organizations such as Women’s World Banking, Girl Scouts/Girl
Guides, Pro Mujer and others, MetLife supports the work of its
partners to build financial capabilities and develop financial
products and services that meet the needs of women around the
world.
For more information on MetLife’s commitment to gender equality
and its corporate responsibility activities, visit
www.metlifeglobalimpact.com.
About MetLife
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET), through its subsidiaries and
affiliates (“MetLife”), is one of the largest life insurance
companies in the world. Founded in 1868, MetLife is a global
provider of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset
management. Serving approximately 100 million customers, MetLife
has operations in nearly 50 countries and holds leading market
positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe
and the Middle East. For more information, visit
www.metlife.com.
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