Women in PwC

PwC Cyprus has introduced a number of relevant and positive initiatives to address diversity during the last few years which have also gained the recognition of our local community with the Business Award for Female Employment (EQUAL) in June 2007 and the Channels of Access Certification (EQUAL) in January 2009.
 

Recent Global Awards awarded to PwC, together with the other local distinctions of our firm in Cyprus as well as the personal achievements of our people, creates for us a new commitment for the establishment of higher goals and continuously enhance our efforts to attract and retain the most talented people, and offer equal opportunities for career advancement and development to our people irrespective of gender.

At PwC Cyprus a forum of champions, representatives from all service lines, comprising female and male Partners, Directors, LoS female Senior Managers and Managers was formed with the aim of continuously evaluating and assessing our working practices and to provide recommendations for any possible enhancements which may assist further our female colleagues to combine their work, family and personal life commitments and have a successful career. This Forum of "Women in PwC" will be working closely with our HC Partners.

The creation of this forum will bring even more positive results with regard to the employment, development and career advancement of our colleagues and make our firm excel even more in the offering of great opportunities and support for our female colleagues in their career progression and maintain its position as the employer of choice.


Women in PwC News:

• The "Women in PwC Cyprus" has carried out, in coopeation with the PwC chair in Business Research at the University of Nicosia, the new survey. The aim of this survey was to record and understand the perceptions of Cypriot CEOs of large private corporations, firms listed on the CSE and governmental organisations, on work issues concerning women and their career prospects.
• Tuesday, 8 March 2011, was the Women's Day and to honour our 540 female colleagues we donated the symbolic amount of €2700 (€5 for each one of them) to help give refuge to abused women and their children. The donation was made to the "Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family" to support the Association's effort to build a new home for abused women in Nicosia. On average, the Association gives refuge to 170 abused women and their children every year.
• Women in PwC commitee organised the Nuitrition seminar aiming to focus attention on the importance of healthy eating, increasing our energy and improving our health. The seminar was organised on Thursday, 26 May 2011 in Nicosia and on Friday, 28 May 2011 in Limassol.