The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) has named Accenture in this year’s list of “Top Companies for Executive Women”, the fifth time Accenture has appeared on the list.

The NAFE highlighted Accenture’s commitment to gender equality, its focus on women in leadership positions, and its initiatives to retain and promote female employees at all levels of the organisation.

Julie Sweet, Accenture’s CEO for North America, said: “Our commitment to inclusion and diversity starts at the top, and we believe strongly that gender equality is an essential element of an inclusive workplace… Accenture is honoured to be recognized for our efforts to develop and advance women.”

Accenture recently released its research report “Getting to Equal: How Digital is Helping Close the Gender Gap at Work”; it’s expected to be a key contribution as groups continue to strive for gender equality in the workplace.

In addition to this, Accenture offers many initiatives and programs to improve gender equality, such as increased parental leave benefits in the United States, which includes the extension of maternity leave to 16 weeks.

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