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Company Narrative
Disney, the American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate, has been ranked as a TRAILBLAZER on the Women’s Power and Influence Index.
Disney has achieved pay parity and conducts annual reviews of the adjusted pay ratio for U.S. employees’ base pay. During Disney’s fiscal year of 2022, they launched two cohorts of the Women’s Talent Network to uplift the careers of Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Latina employees. Disney works to expand their pipeline of talent by following best practices, inclusive panels, and training for attracting new talent.
Data from 2021 shows women make up about 52% of the workforce at Disney and roughly 41% of women occupy leadership positions.
The data on women and diverse mentorship could not be found in publicly available Disney sources.
Workforce Profile
Equitable Pay
✓ Does the company demonstrate a clear and transparent commitment to equal pay?
“Disney is committed to fostering a truly respectful and equitable workplace culture. As part of that focus, in 2022 we shared the results of an adjusted pay ratio analysis, comparing the base pay of U.S. employees based on gender, race, and ethnicity, controlling for role, experience, and location. Each adjusted pay ratio was at least 99% as of June 2022 (with one ratio at 100%), and we continue to strive for 100% equity across all categories.
Ref: pg. 66 Disney CSR Report 2022
✓ Does the company perform an annual analysis of gender pay equity and pay disparities?
“This is the first in what we intend to be an annual reporting of the adjusted pay ratio for U.S. employee base pay.”
✓ Do female employees earn at least 95% of what their male counterparts earn?
“Women earn 99.4% of men”
Career Growth
✓ Does the company demonstrate a commitment to actively attracting, retaining, and/or promoting women within the organization?
“We also continue to make progress toward a workforce reflective of the audiences and guests we serve. This past year we continued to invest in programs like Disney’s Veterans Institute, Disney on the Yard, Women’s Talent Network, and Black Talent Network, to help attract and develop a more diverse workforce at all levels.”
Ref: pg.3 Disney CSR Report 2022
✓ Does the company provide professional development programs designed specifically for female employees?
“In fiscal 2022, we launched two new cohorts of the Women’s Talent Network to enhance careers for Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) as well as Latina employees. One hundred participants joined the pilot across both programs”
Ref: pg.15 Disney CSR Report 2022
✓ Does the company provide professional development programs designed specifically for diverse employees?
“In fiscal 2022, we launched two new cohorts of the Women’s Talent Network to enhance careers for Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) as well as Latina employees. One hundred participants joined the pilot across both programs”
Ref: pg.15 Disney CSR Report 2022
✘ Does the company offer a formal mentoring program to support the career advancement of all female employees?
Information regarding this criterion was unavailable or incomplete.
✘ Does the company offer a formal mentoring program to support the career advancement of diverse employees?
Information regarding this criterion was unavailable or incomplete.
✘ Does the company have policies and programs in place to actively recruit female candidates?
Information regarding this criterion was unavailable or incomplete.
✓ Does the company have policies and programs in place to actively recruit diverse candidates?
“Disney takes a meaningful and measurable approach to expanding our pipeline of talent, and we strive to follow industry best practices, including marketing roles on platforms that reach broad audiences; using respectful, welcoming language in our job descriptions; and forming inclusive panels to interview candidates. We offer optional training to support leaders in identifying, attracting, and engaging a multifaceted talent pool. We also work to engage, develop, and retain a leadership team and workforce that reflect our audiences. For example, we promote accessible workplaces and we strive to recruit, train, and integrate employees with disabilities in alignment with industry best practices.”
Ref: pg.15 Disney CSR Report 2022
Work-Life Balance
✓ Does the company demonstrate a commitment to providing support and/or time off for women with children?
“Life is complicated. That’s why Disney provides support for you and your loved ones covering a variety of unique needs… Our caregiver support resources reflect what we hear is most important to you. These benefits and programs illustrate how we’re working to help enrich and strengthen your overall well-being”
Ref: pg.1 Disney Benefits 2022
✓ Does the company provide child care support for employees?
“Disneyland Childcare Program: Working parents in Anaheim can take advantage of a network of childcare providers in Southern California. Disney helps offset the costs, too! If you work in Anaheim, check with your local HR. Many of our larger locations have onsite childcare facilities at a competitive cost. Reach out to your local HR to see if one is available near you. Local, low-cost and prescreened providers are available—even at the last minute—to look after your loved ones.”
Ref: pg.3 Disney Benefits 2022
✘ Does the company offer subsidized child care?
Information regarding this criterion was unavailable or incomplete.
✓Does the company offer paid maternity leave for birthing parents?
“Parents with new additions to the family (birth of a newborn, adoption, or placement of a foster child) can now take up to eight weeks of paid Child Bonding Leave.”
Ref: pg.2 Disney Benefits 2022
✓Does the company provide paid parental leave that extends beyond birthing parents to include surrogacy, adoption, and paternity leave?
“Parents with new additions to the family (birth of a newborn, adoption, or placement of a foster child) can now take up to eight weeks of paid Child Bonding Leave.”
Ref: pg.2 Disney Benefits 2022
✓ Does the company demonstrate a commitment to supporting the health benefits of its female employees?
“Life is complicated. That’s why Disney provides support for you and your loved ones covering a variety of unique needs… Our caregiver support resources reflect what we hear is most important to you. These benefits and programs illustrate how we’re working to help enrich and strengthen your overall well-being”
Ref: pg.1 Disney Benefits 2022
✓ Does the company offer women-specific health benefits for female employees?
“Eligible Disney families have access to an all-inclusive family-building benefit—up to a single, lifetime maximum of $75,000.
This benefit provides:
• Fertility services
• Egg and sperm freezing services
• Adoption and surrogacy assistance
• Access to nurse care and behavioral health managers—for your physical and emotional well-being
• Referrals, recommendations, education and more”
Ref: pg.2 Disney Benefits 2022
Workplace Standards
✓ Does the company have a policy listing prohibited behaviors, such as harassment and retaliation?
“We don’t allow any form of harassment or discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, age, marital status, covered veteran status, disability, pregnancy or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. If you see or suspect any violation, or feel you, yourself, are a victim of harassment or discrimination, promptly report it.”
Ref: pg.10 Disney Standard of Business Conduct
✓ Does the company mandate all employees to undergo harassment and discrimination training?
“Compliance training, including training regarding the Company’s Standards of Business Conduct and ethics, is provided to employees and Cast Members worldwide through the Company’s learning management system known as Disney Development Connection. It is the Company’s intent, through its compliance training, to ensure that all of its employees and Cast Members have the knowledge and training to act ethically and legally, in compliance with the Company’s Standards of Business Conduct. ”
Ref: Disney Business and Ethics Standard
✓ Does the company have a defined harassment policy that includes promptly addressing reported incidents?
“All U.S.-based employees are covered by our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, Prohibition of Harassment Policy, and our Speak Up Policy, which encourages employees who observe or suspect misconduct to speak up to provide the Company with the opportunity to address the issue. Employees outside the U.S. are covered by policies reflecting these principles but tailored to their specific region.”
Ref: pg.28 Disney CSR Report 2022
Stakeholder Engagement
✓ Does the company demonstrate a commitment to helping external stakeholders address gender equality issues?
“In fiscal 2022, more than $140 million (~60%) of our charitable giving was directed to programs that support Asian American and Pacific Islander, Black and African American, Hispanic and Latino, Native American and Indigenous, and multicultural communities, as well as women, veterans, People with Disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. Through impactful collaborations and strategic community investments, we are helping to advance authentic representation in media and entertainment (e.g., the Pillars Muslim Artist Database); drive economic opportunity, access, and equity in the business communities in which we operate (e.g., Out & Equal, RespectAbility); create inclusive and respectful entertainment experiences (e.g., sensory-accessible movie screenings with Exceptional Minds); and empower future generations of storytellers and innovators (e.g., Ghetto Film School, Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Asian Pacific Islander American Scholars, American Indian College Fund).”
Ref: pg.23 Disney CSR Report 2022
✓ Does the company offer and support initiatives that promote gender equality in the community?
“In fiscal 2022, Disney began working with ChickTech, an organization committed to bringing gender equity to technology. We are supporting ChickTech’s high school program, which includes a free, yearlong series of technology workshops, mentoring, and internship connections for eighth to 12th grade students. Our support includes grant funding for the program; mentorship, networking, and event opportunities; and the development of a technical workshop with Disney technologists.”
Ref: pg.24 Disney CSR Report 2022
✓ Does the company demonstrate a commitment to helping internal stakeholders/employees address gender equality issues?
“Disney strives to inspire a world of belonging by embracing broad representation and respect for every individual in our workplace, storytelling, and communities; a world in balance by taking action to create a cleaner, safer, and healthier world; and a world of hope by supporting our communities, especially children. We are also investing in our people and operating responsibly. Working together, side by side, our first responsibility is to have a meaningful, measurable, and positive impact on the people we serve.”
Ref: pg.6 Disney CSR Report 2022
✓ Does the company offer equity-focused trainings, speaker programs, or events for employees?
“In 2022, Disney participated in panel discussions and business workshops in New Orleans that were hosted by minority business development groups, including Women’s Business Enterprise Council (WBEC) South and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency. Disney also sponsored and provided executive support for WBEC’s National Black Business Pitch, an event dedicated to discovering, promoting, and investing in Black business talent”
Ref: pg.27 Disney CSR Report 2022
“Disney is working to attract wide-ranging talent to our technology teams. We are a proud supporter of The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, the world’s largest gathering of women and nonbinary people in technology. In fiscal 2022, we supported the conference, both in-person and virtually, as a top-tier Emerald sponsor with more than 300 Disney representatives attending.”
Ref: pg.16 Disney CSR Report 2022