PwC Diversity and Inclusion
It’s about recognising, respecting, valuing and leveraging diversity in a way that enhances our perspective or point of view.
What is Diversity & Inclusion?
The creation, sharing and application of knowledge are central to everything we do. But knowledge doesn’t grow on its own. It’s created and nurtured by people coming together to share their individual ideas. This is further enriched by variety – especially by the unlimited abundance of experience and cultural diversity in PwC.
Diversity is all the ways in which people are unique, both visibly and subliminally. Inclusion is about how we act. It’s about recognising, respecting, valuing and leveraging diversity in a way that enhances our perspective or point of view.
An inclusive culture is one where we can feel we can bring our whole selves to work and where we can express our ideas openly. By strengthening the representation of diversity in our firm, we do more than just create an opportunity for individuals; we also harness great talent and great potential. ‘Diversity is a noun, inclusion is a verb’.
Key dates
- 8 March – International Women’s Day
- 9 August – Women’s Day (South Africa)
- 25 November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Our initiatives
UNite to End Violence against Women and Children
As a subscriber to the UN’s Women’s Empowerment Principles, PwC in Southern Africa is a proud supporter of gender diversity within our firm. To this end, we’re supporting the UN Secretary-General’s UNite to End Violence against Women and Children campaign, aimed at working to end gender inequality and violence against women and girls. People the world over wear orange on the 25th of every month to show support for this initiative, leading up to 25 November, which is the International Day to end violence against Women. By wearing orange, we generate interest and spark conversations about the issue, and ultimately get people thinking and talking about how to end violence against women and girls. Our partners and staff member wear their orange ribbon with pride as they stand up and say NO!