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 # Celebrating International Women's Day and Our Efforts to Promote Gender Equality

 

##### By Cecily Joseph, Symantec Vice President, Corporate Responsibility

 

 

 Mar 7, 2014 3:30 PM ET

  Campaign:  [NortonLifeLock | Talent, Culture, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion](/news/campaign/nortonlifelock-talent-culture-diversity-equity-and-inclusion)  

[Celebrating International Women's Day and Our Efforts to Promote Gender Equality](http://bit.ly/1hTI5nb)

[International Women’s Day](http://www.internationalwomensday.com/), which is observed this Saturday, March 8, has been celebrated in the United States since 1909. Since that time, women have continually broken new ground in the technology fields – from Elsie Eaves becoming the first female member of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1927, to Stephanie Kwolek inventing Kevlar® in 1965, to Susan Hockfield becoming the first female president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004.

The celebration of International Women’s Day serves as a reminder that **we must continuously strive towards** [**full gender equity**](http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/equality-means-business-business-case-womens-empowerment)**, particularly in the technology fields.**

We are proud of [our efforts to make opportunities](http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/fuel-our-future-symantecs-womens-initiative) at Symantec and within the technology sector as a whole more accessible to women. This is not just the right thing to do; it also ensures a broad pool of talent, contributes to a diversity of perspectives, and helps our business remain a world-class leader in our field.

Following are highlights of two initiatives demonstrating our commitment to gender equity and world-class performance.

***Continue Reading: <http://bit.ly/1hTI5nb>***



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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