DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a leading global medical products
company, announced today that it has been named a 2019
Best Company for Multicultural Women by Working Mother magazine.
This recognition is a result of the company’s sustained focus on
supporting and advancing multicultural women at all levels of the
organization globally.
“The diversity of our people – including backgrounds, beliefs and
experiences – is a driving force of our organization and empowers our
mission to save and sustain lives around the world,” said José (Joe) E.
Almeida, chairman and chief executive officer. “We will continue to
invest our time and resources in building a culture that attracts,
supports and advances diverse and inclusive teams.”
“We’ve made a concerted effort to implement best-in-class programs and
practices to advance women at Baxter,” said Jeanne Mason, senior vice
president, Human Resources. “Supporting the development and engagement
of all women is and will remain a focus of our inclusion and diversity
strategy.”
Baxter has implemented a variety of initiatives designed to recruit,
retain and advance women and underrepresented minorities. These include
eight employee-led Business Resource Groups (the Asian Leadership
Network, Baxter Black Alliance, Baxter EnAbles, Baxter Equality Network,
Baxter Women Leaders, BaxVets, Early Career Professionals and
Latinos@Baxter), half of which are led by women. These groups provide a
forum for employees to enhance personal growth and multicultural
understanding while strengthening relationships. Baxter also offers
tools, resources and employee benefits, including flexible working
options, mentoring and sponsorship programs, parental leave and child
care benefits, to help enable success at home and in the workplace.
Additionally, the company’s Gender IQ leadership development program
brings senior-level men and women together to better understand gender
differences and biases that arise in the workplace, and how to leverage
those differences to work together more effectively.
Last year, Baxter completed a pay equity study with an independent firm
that found no significant pay differences among men, women and ethnic
minorities across the surveyed population. The study, which included
Baxter’s U.S. salaried workforce, reinforced the company’s equitable
compensation practices — regardless of gender or ethnicity.
Baxter has been recently recognized as a ‘Top
Company for Executive Women’ by the National Association of Female
Executives. The company continues to be featured on Forbes’ ‘America’s
Best Employers for Diversity’ and ‘America’s Best Employers’ lists.
Additionally, Baxter has consistently received a top score of 100
percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality
Index. In 2018, the company was named to Working Mother’s ‘100
Best Companies’ list and the Diversity Best Practices Inclusion
Index of U.S. companies.
For more information on Baxter’s global inclusion and diversity efforts,
please visit https://www.baxter.com/careers/inclusion-diversity.
About Baxter
Every day, millions of patients and caregivers rely on Baxter’s leading
portfolio of critical care, nutrition, renal, hospital and surgical
products. For more than 85 years, we’ve been operating at the critical
intersection where innovations that save and sustain lives meet the
healthcare providers that make it happen. With products, technologies
and therapies available in more than 100 countries, Baxter’s employees
worldwide are now building upon the company’s rich heritage of medical
breakthroughs to advance the next generation of transformative
healthcare innovations. To learn more, visit www.baxter.com and
follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Baxter is a registered trademark of Baxter International Inc.
Contacts
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Bess Featherstone, (224) 948-5353
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Investor
Contact
Clare Trachtman, (224) 948-3020
