In December 2018, Gild Collective facilitated a 2-day program for a cohort of under-represented minority (URM) women at a large technology company. The participants came from a variety of departments and positions within the organization and many had never met previously. Beyond the action-oriented programming during the session, we organized opportunities for connection and network building to create support networks within the organization.
Participants were surveyed in advance of the session to refine curriculum and also set benchmark data for the key goals of the program. Following the program, participants were surveyed again to collect feedback and identify movement on benchmarking questions.
For benchmarking questions, agreement increased by 10-29%. Some benchmarks included:
There are clear opportunities for me to progress in the organization.
I have a clear vision for my role at Intel in the next 2 years.
My company supports me in defining my career plan.
My company values me and my contributions.
I possess the tools needed to achieve my career goals.
For all objectives, at least 59% of participants felt that objectives were met to a great or very great extent. Most objectives were significantly higher with 73-82% of participants feeling that objectives were met to a great or very great extent.
We loved the time we spent developing this program from the women of this organization and look forward to our engagement continuing with additional mixed-gender groups across Intel offices in 2019.