Trailblazer Pacesetter LATE BLOOMER
Company Narrative
DuPont, the American multinational chemical company, has been ranked as a LATE BLOOMER on the Women’s Power and Influence Index.
DuPont has sufficient criteria for pay equity, pay parity, and annual review for the raw pay gap. The employee resource group, DuPont Women’s Network, works to create female leadership and empower gender parity intended to enhance DuPont’s performance.
As of 2021, women made up about 25% of Dupont’s workforce and 25% of women made up leadership positions in the company.
Workforce Profile
Equitable Pay
✓ Does the company demonstrate a clear and transparent commitment to equal pay?
“DuPont implemented a global leveling framework in 2022, providing managers with a consistent global language for understanding job responsibilities across the company. This framework provides a foundation to establish new pay levels based on objective factors, including external survey data, required education, and experience. Additionally, in 2022, DuPont worked with external advisors using leading industry standards to evaluate base pay in our U.S. population and to confirm that we pay employees fairly, regardless of race or gender. We commit to ongoing monitoring to ensure we continue to pay employees fairly.”
Ref: Pg. 84, Dupont 2023 Sustainability Report
✓ Does the company perform an annual analysis of gender pay equity and pay disparities?
“In 2022, we conducted another raw pay gap review for our U.S. population, along with expanding our review to our Global population. Raw pay gap is the difference in the median pay of employee groups as a result of their representation at different job levels.”
Ref: Pg. 84, Dupont 2023 Sustainability Report
✓ Do female employees earn at least 95% of what their male counterparts earn?
“Women earn $1.08 for every $1 earned by men. ($1.09 in 2021)”
Ref: Pg. 84, Dupont 2023 Sustainability Report
Career Growth
✓ Does the company demonstrate a commitment to actively attracting, retaining, and/or promoting women within the organization?
“The DuPont Women’s Network is an ERG working globally to cultivate world-class female leadership, catalyze culture change, foster gender parity and drive inclusive leadership to enhance DuPont’s performance. We strive to ‘Attract – Retain – Advance’ women.”
Ref: Dupont Diversity and Inclusion
✓ Does the company provide professional development programs designed specifically for female employees?
“The DuPont Women’s Network is an ERG working globally to cultivate world-class female leadership, catalyze culture change, foster gender parity and drive inclusive leadership to enhance DuPont’s performance. We strive to ‘Attract – Retain – Advance’ women.”
Ref: Dupont Diversity and Inclusion
✓ Does the company provide professional development programs designed specifically for diverse employees?
“DuPont Early Career Network (DECN): Advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion by serving as a strategic resource group for DuPont’s young and emerging talent, while fostering and advocating for their success in the company. DECN strives to assist early career professionals with talent development, professional development, and networking opportunities.”
Ref: Dupont Diversity and Inclusion
✘ 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?
“Talent Practices: Offering enhanced development planning for key diverse talent, including mentoring and sponsorship opportunities, and a leadership commitment to recruit, develop and retain diverse talent.”
Ref: Dupont Enhancing Respect and Equity
✓ Does the company have policies and programs in place to actively recruit female candidates?
“Drive accountability and commitment to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce through end-to-end talent management processes, including improving gender and ethnic representation in recruiting.”
Ref: Pg. 80, Dupont 2023 Sustainability Report
✓ Does the company have policies and programs in place to actively recruit diverse candidates?
“Drive accountability and commitment to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce through end-to-end talent management processes, including improving gender and ethnic representation in recruiting.”
Ref: Pg. 80, Dupont 2023 Sustainability Report
Work-Life Balance
✓ Does the company demonstrate a commitment to providing support and/or time off for women with children?
“An array of dependent care services is offered to better help you support your loved ones. Services include locating quality childcare, nannies, and elderly resources, delivery of breast milk for traveling moms and pre-tax dependent care accounts.”
Ref: Dupont Compensation and Benefits
✓ Does the company provide child care support for employees?
“An array of dependent care services is offered to better help you support your loved ones. Services include locating quality childcare, nannies, and elderly resources, delivery of breast milk for traveling moms and pre-tax dependent care accounts.”
Ref: Dupont Compensation and Benefits
✘ 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?
“DuPont today announced a new, comprehensive parental leave policy that offers four weeks of paid leave for new parents, including adoptive and same-sex parents. For birth mothers, the four paid weeks are in addition to an enhanced paid maternity leave which has been extended to 12 weeks.”
Ref: Dupont Enhances Global Parental Leave Policy
✓Does the company provide paid parental leave that extends beyond birthing parents to include surrogacy, adoption, and paternity leave?
“DuPont today announced a new, comprehensive parental leave policy that offers four weeks of paid leave for new parents, including adoptive and same-sex parents. For birth mothers, the four paid weeks are in addition to an enhanced paid maternity leave which has been extended to 12 weeks.”
Ref: Dupont Enhances Global Parental Leave Policy
✓ Does the company demonstrate a commitment to supporting the health benefits of its female employees?
“DuPont has also extended benefits to include coverage throughout the journey for transgender care and increased access and support for infertility.”
Ref: Pg. 92, Dupont 2023 Sustainability Report
✓ Does the company offer women-specific health benefits for female employees?
“DuPont has also extended benefits to include coverage throughout the journey for transgender care and increased access and support for infertility.”
Ref: Pg. 92, Dupont 2023 Sustainability Report
Workplace Standards
✓ Does the company have a policy listing prohibited behaviors, such as harassment and retaliation?
“The company does not tolerate harassment of any kind. Harassment can unreasonably interfere with an individual’s work performance or create an intimidating or offensive work environment. Harassment can include slurs or derogatory comments, offers of job benefits in exchange for sexual favors, and other forms of offensive behavior. Harassment can include conduct directed at or by a DuPont employee, or an employee of the company’s customers or suppliers, or other business associates. Inappropriate use of company computers and communications systems includes engaging in sexual, racial, or other types of harassment and discrimination, and accessing sexually oriented and other inappropriate material.”
Ref: Pg. 39, Dupont Code of Conduct
✓ Does the company mandate all employees to undergo harassment and discrimination training?
“Every year, employees must complete the DuPont Code of Conduct course—a web-based training module covering ethics, anti-corruption, compliance issues, and related topics. As part of annual training efforts, each employee will complete an additional two (2) to three (3) courses covering specific topics related to ethics and compliance. This year employees completed training modules on Code of Conduct, speak-up culture, and non-retaliation.”
Ref: Pg. 115, Dupont 2023 Sustainability Report
✓ Does the company have a defined harassment policy that includes promptly addressing reported incidents?
“To ensure prompt, consistent enforcement of this Code of Conduct, the company will investigate reported instances of misconduct, such as violations of the law, regulations, or company policies and procedures. Where misconduct is identified, responsible individuals will be held accountable and disciplined, as applicable, up to and including employment termination and possible civil or criminal action.”
Ref: Pg. 46, Dupont Code of Conduct
Stakeholder Engagement
✘ Does the company demonstrate a commitment to helping external stakeholders address gender equality issues?
Information regarding this criterion was unavailable or incomplete.
✘ Does the company offer and support initiatives that promote gender equality in the community?
Information regarding this criterion was unavailable or incomplete.
✓ Does the company demonstrate a commitment to helping internal stakeholders/employees address gender equality issues?
“Drive accountability and commitment to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce through end-to-end talent management processes, including improving gender and ethnic representation in recruiting.”
Ref: Pg. 80, Dupont 2023 Sustainability Report
✓ Does the company offer equity-focused trainings, speaker programs, or events for employees?
“A key conduit for DE&I information across the company is our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), Business Resource Groups (BRGs), DE&I Councils, and Communities of Practice. As DE&I champions, advocates, practitioners, and allies, these groups are our best source of mentors, coaches, and role models for employees seeking support. These groups also help to implement our DE&I learning programs via a train-the-trainer model. There is truly something happening daily across the company with a DE&I focus because of the enthusiasm and passion stemming from these groups.”
Ref: Pg. 83, Dupont 2023 Sustainability Report