Ahmedabad, 5th January 2024: At Cadila Pharmaceuticals, we have been consistently following principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion much before the terms gained popularity. As an organisation with a history going back over 70 years, Cadila has had significant gender diversity across levels and functions. In an industry, where gender diversity is not widespread, Cadila has relentlessly strived for equal opportunities for women and men to ensure that everyone can perform their jobs in a meaningful manner, and fulfil their professional aspirations while contributing to a thriving workplace.
Diversity, in itself, is never sustainable unless it is supported by a culture that is equitable as well as inclusive. Cadila has ensured that all employees experience fairness within the organisation, with performance at the workplace being the key factor for rewards, recognition and career progression. This is applied equally to every employee, regardless of gender or any socio-economic or cultural background.
Ensuring that the culture is inclusive for employees has been a cornerstone of the 70+ years of this organisation. Having diversity alone is not enough unless it is backed by inclusiveness as otherwise efforts on diversity ultimately fall flat if people do not feel included in the organisation. Therefore, from the very beginning, and much before Diversity, Inclusiveness and Equity became the buzzwords in the corporate world, our management made conscious endeavours to ensure the same across the length & breadth of the organisation for decades.
Proof of the pudding lies in its eating and the presence of senior women leadership in Cadila is a testimony to the culture of encouraging diversity, inclusion and equity followed right from the beginning. As I write this, several leadership positions across the organisation are held by women. Here are examples of some senior employees, among hundreds of other women who have been working in Cadila for decades. Many of them have returned to Cadila after working in other organisations due to the conducive work environment.
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