{"id":452230,"date":"2021-03-08T04:03:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T09:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=452230"},"modified":"2021-03-08T04:03:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T09:03:10","slug":"progress-celebrates-international-womens-day-with-company-wide-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/progress-celebrates-international-womens-day-with-company-wide-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Progress Celebrates International Women\u2019s Day with Company-Wide Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BEDFORD, Mass., March 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Progress<\/a> (NASDAQ: PRGS), the leading provider of products to develop, deploy and manage high-impact business applications, today announced a global holiday for Progress in honor of International Women\u2019s Day. In its ongoing commitment to gender equality, the company has also planned empowerment activities and education for its global employee population throughout Women\u2019s History Month.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing inclusive, and welcoming diverse backgrounds and experiences of all people is something we, as a company, take pride in doing every day. Not only in how we treat each other, but in how we conduct business and support our local communities,\u201d said Yogesh Gupta, CEO, Progress. \u201cAs part of this effort, we made International Women\u2019s Day a company-wide holiday to recognize the amazing contributions and achievements of women, to help raise awareness against bias, and to further the cause of equality throughout the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Celebrated March 8, International Women’s Day<\/a> is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It is also part of Women\u2019s History Month, commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.<\/p>\n

“Many organizations have expressed their support for the inclusion and diversity of business talent, but few have taken concrete steps in this direction,” said Maria Atanasova, Senior Director of Human Capital, Sofia, Bulgaria. \u201cWe present March 8 as a non-working day to our colleagues to celebrate together not only International Women’s Day, but also the creation of a work environment in the IT industry in which everyone feels valued and equal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen companies choose to challenge the status quo and create a culture where all voices are heard and celebrated, it creates real opportunity for gender equality, understanding and change,\u201d said Courtney Gagne, Social Media Senior Specialist and founding member of Progress for Her, the women\u2019s Employee Resource Group at Progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cTackling this challenge of increasing gender diversity at the senior level is now entering a new phase in which a company that is serious about this effort has specific and targeted programs for developing female leaders,\u201d said Pragya Srivastava, Senior Manager, Human Capital, Hyderabad, India. \u201cAt Progress, the mentoring and coaching of female leaders by senior leadership has yielded excellent results. Diversity hiring programs, women support groups under the larger diversity umbrella, flexibility and many other such initiatives have helped move the diversity ratio northward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cToday there is more acceptance than ever that women bring different experiences, cultural perspectives and skills to the table. Companies that embrace diversity and gender equality as central tenets perform better than those that don\u2019t; as people of all backgrounds come together, generate new ideas and achieve success,\u201d said Lilia Messechkova, Vice President, Products.<\/p>\n

In addition to the paid holiday, Progress supports gender equality through ongoing efforts including:<\/p>\n