In this week’s installment of our Career Advice video series, Linda Bell, Head of Content at Fair360, spoke with Theresa Spralling, CEO Emeritus of the Women of AT&T National Organization and Associate Director Diversity, AT&T (a Hall of Fame company). Spralling shared her advice for aspiring women of color, the challenges of building high-performance teams and the key to keeping workplace fairness at the forefront.
AT&T made a $2 billion dollar commitment to help close the digital divide for rural and under-served communities. Over 50% of new hires and internal promotions are filled by diverse candidates and the company continues to show strong support of veterans, including external relationships with Defense Military Spouse Employment Partnership, Blue Star Families and Hiring Our Heroes as well as internal programs such as well as Career Growth for Military Members at AT&T.
Our corporate value to stand for equality has never been more relevant. It is a business imperative to champion equality, diversity and inclusion in every aspect of our business. That’s why we are committed to ensuring that our workplace is inclusive and that we recruit, retain and advance people with a wide diversity of backgrounds and perspectives.
“There is progress to be made to guarantee that everyone has equal and equitable access to job opportunities, so they have the economic means to achieve greater possibilities. For me, this is done by recruiting diverse talent and ensuring that everyone has access to the resources and opportunities they need to achieve career success and longevity with AT&T.”
AT&T fosters Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) across five pillars:
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