The PAR Initiative is WICT's advocacy initiative to both measure and support the advancement of women in the cable and telecommunications industry against the following standards:
- Pay Equity where women are paid equal to men at every level.
- Advancement opportunities where women are represented in equal numbers to men at every level.
- Resources for work/life where companies' work/life support practices enable the ongoing advancement of women at all levels.
WICT collaborates with Working Mother Media on this groundbreaking initiative.
Discover what industry leaders are saying about the PAR Initiative.
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The 2008 WICT PAR INITIATIVE is now closed
Results will be released Monday, November 17
New this year to the PAR Initiative is the ability to complete the research survey online. The online survey has the ability to securely enter data, to complete the survey in more then one sitting, and a built-in auto calculation feature for the demographic questions.
To download a PDF copy of the PAR Initiative survey please click here
To download a PDF copy of the PAR Initiative NDA please click here
To access the survey via password please click here
To receive your company’s unique survey URL and password information to access the online survey please contact Parthavi Das at par@wict.org.
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Questions about the Survey?
Contact:
Joanne Cleaver
PAR Initiative Project Manager
Working Mother Media
Phone: 414.259.7928
E-mail: jycleaver@jycleaver.com |
Questions about the PAR Initiative?
Contact:
Parthavi Das
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Initiatives
WICT
Phone: 703.234.9803
E-mail: par@wict.org | |
WICT is featured in the May/June issue of PINK magazine. Click here for more information about the advertorial and the remarkable women featured.
Check out the newest PAR resource tool:
The WICT Guide for an Equitable Workplace
a human resources tool to assist in the cultivation and improvement of company business practices.
Introducing the WICT Career Control Guides. Building upon both the WICT Touchstones of Leadership, "Know Yourself" and the essence of the WICT PAR Initiative, these tips are reminders to help you take your career by the horns and steer it in the exact direction you want it go. The set of four issues should be periodically reviewed and utilized as an aid to enhancing your career.
Access the 2007 PAR Initiative Results.
Learn more about past PAR Initiatives: 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003
The principal goal of the PAR Initiative is to help companies in our industry achieve the equality of women in the workplace by:
- Measuring the progress of women in specific companies and throughout the industry toward achieving PAR standards,
- Providing programs and services to support companies in achieving PAR standards,
- Recognizing individuals and companies doing outstanding work to achieve PAR standards.
View a sample comapny Scorecard
View the PAR Initiative Prescriptive
The Business Case
The best way for a company to meet the needs of its customers is to "look like" them - and as the advocacy facts show, women are very important cable and telecommunications customers. Yet, female representation at the corporate level is abysmally low.
Industry support of and participation in the PAR Initiative will help make companies stronger, expose them to best practices from across the industry, and help them attract and retain the best people. By creating stronger companies, each will be able to compete more effectively - while also contributing to the improvement and growth of the entire industry.