CA Technologies Scores Highest Rank in Human Rights Campaign’s 2017 Corporate Equality Index
December 05 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Company Designated as a Best Place to Work for
LGBT Equality
CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) today announced that it has received
a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index
(CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate
policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality,
administered by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. CA
joins the ranks of 407 major U.S. businesses which also earned top
marks this year.
“We are honored to once again to receive a 100% rating,” said
Beth Conway, vice president, Human Resources. “Authenticity is in
CA’s DNA. It’s a fundamental part of how we live, work and succeed
-- we know that diversity of perspective, experience and thought
are imperative to driving better business outcomes. From our
inclusive work culture to our progressive benefits and policies, CA
is a committed champion and advocate of the LGBT community.”
The 2017 CEI rated 1,027 businesses in the report, which
evaluates LGBT-related policies and practices including
non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner
benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency
programs, and public engagement with the LGBT community. CA’s
efforts in satisfying all of the CEI’s criteria results in a 100
percent ranking and the designation as a Best Place to Work for
LGBT Equality.
CA supports its LGBT employees with programs, policies and
benefits that include:
• Participation in the HRC’s Employee Nondiscrimination Act
Business Coalition to advocate for LGBT workplace equality;
• Hosting of an LGBT Inclusion Team to foster diversity and
allow employees to share information, recognize achievements and
interact with fellow employees;
• Offering health insurance plans which afford coverage for
transgender surgery including the full range of medically necessary
services and treatments as outlined by the current World
Professional Associate for Transgender Health Standards of
Care;
• Providing full healthcare benefits for domestic partners and
adoption assistance up to $10,000 for all employees;
• Supporting the LGBT lunch at the Anita Borg Institute’s Grace
Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference for the last 5
years:
• Prohibiting philanthropic giving to non-religious
organizations that have a written policy of discrimination on the
basis of sexual orientation and/ or gender identity;
• Engaging in targeted recruiting efforts to the LGBT community
every year with organizations like The San Francisco Community
Center and LGBT Center in NYC;
• Requiring US contractors to abide by our inclusive
non-discrimination policy
For more information on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index, or to
download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
The HRC is America’s largest civil rights organization working
to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. HRC
strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a
nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.
About CA Technologies
CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) creates software that fuels
transformation for companies and enables them to seize the
opportunities of the application economy. Software is at the heart
of every business in every industry. From planning, to development,
to management and security, CA is working with companies worldwide
to change the way we live, transact, and communicate – across
mobile, private and public cloud, distributed and mainframe
environments. Learn more at http://www.ca.com.
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