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Company Narrative
eBay, the American multinational e-commerce company has been ranked as a TRAILBLAZER on the Women’s Power and Influence Index.
eBay has achieved pay equity, and pay parity, and conducts annual gender pay equity reviews. To support diversity, equity, and inclusion goals, eBay created the Talent Accelerator Program to provide women employees with the resources needed to support career goals at eBay. eBay also offers DEI workshops for employees to create a more inclusive workplace.
As of 2021, women made up roughly 39% of eBay’s workforce, and 32% of leadership positions are occupied by women.
Sufficient information regarding eBay’s subsidized childcare offerings could not be found.
Workforce Profile
Equitable Pay
✓ Does the company demonstrate a clear and transparent commitment to equal pay?
“Today eBay signed the White House Equal Pay Pledge, underscoring our commitment to advancing equal pay. For more than 20 years, eBay has sought to build a company that supports inclusive commerce that enables opportunity for everyone. As part of our vision, we believe deeply that we must have a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace to ensure we reflect the perspectives of the tens of millions of customers that we serve globally.”
Ref: pg 1, eBay Equal Pay Pledge
✓ Does the company perform an annual analysis of gender pay equity and pay disparities?
“Our seventh annual study of eBay’s gender pay equity analyzed total compensation including salary, bonus and stock. The gender pay ratio is at 100.4% in the United States, and 100.1% for all other regions.”
Ref: pg 4, eBay 2022 DEI Report
✓ Do female employees earn at least 95% of what their male counterparts earn?
“Our seventh annual study of eBay’s gender pay equity analyzed total compensation including salary, bonus and stock. The gender pay ratio is at 100.4% in the United States, and 100.1% for all other regions.”
Ref: pg 4, eBay 2022 DEI Report
Career Growth
✓ Does the company demonstrate a commitment to actively attracting, retaining, and/or promoting women within the organization?
“Our total workforce is 42 percent women, and our U.S. workforce is comprised of 17 percent members of underrepresented minority groups. We are proud of the positive momentum we’ve realized and will continue efforts to further diversify our workforce.”
Ref: pg 1, eBay 2022 DEI Report
✓ Does the company provide professional development programs designed specifically for female employees?
“One of the programs we implemented to support our DE&I goals is eTAP (eBay Talent Accelerator Program). The goal of eTAP is to provide women with the tools, practice and exposure required to support their growth into leaders at eBay. This year’s eTap attendees learned about networking, personal brand development, negotiation, and more.”
Ref: pg 2, eBay 2022 DEI Report
✓ Does the company provide professional development programs designed specifically for diverse employees?
“While there are several levers to increase representation, we recognize that there are systemic barriers to access that must be addressed more broadly. We continue to increase retention, provide meaningful employee development opportunities and ensure career growth opportunities — and we know that effective, lasting change happens together.”
Ref: pg 11, 2021 eBay DEI Report
✓ Does the company offer a formal mentoring program to support the career advancement of all female employees?
“In our Core Product and Tech teams, we launched initiatives to provide career development, mentorship, sponsorship and reverse mentorship opportunities. eBay’s talent accelerator and leadership program (eTap) helps develop employees from underrepresented communities. For a period of two months, the program brought over 20 women, nominated by their VPs, together with senior executives to openly discuss career goals and roadblocks as well as individual achievements and set paths to professional growth at eBay. We are currently working on a way to scale these programs across other organizations globally.”
Ref: pg 15, 2021 eBay DEI Report
✓ Does the company offer a formal mentoring program to support the career advancement of diverse employees?
“In our Core Product and Tech teams, we launched initiatives to provide career development, mentorship, sponsorship and reverse mentorship opportunities. eBay’s talent accelerator and leadership program (eTap) helps develop employees from underrepresented communities. For a period of two months, the program brought over 20 women, nominated by their VPs, together with senior executives to openly discuss career goals and roadblocks as well as individual achievements and set paths to professional growth at eBay. We are currently working on a way to scale these programs across other organizations globally.”
Ref: pg 15, 2021 eBay DEI Report
✓ Does the company have policies and programs in place to actively recruit female candidates?
“Additionally, over the last year, we launched an effort to diversify our leadership team at the director and above levels. Globally, we set our sights on growing the number of women leaders, and in the U.S., our focus is on increasing the number of racial/ethnic minority leaders. We started working with new search firms that are known for not only their commitment to diversity but also for their access to leadership candidates who represent various walks of life. For existing search partners, we sharpened our expectations to ensure they present a diverse slate of qualified candidates for leadership positions.”
Ref: pg 11, 2021 eBay DEI Report
✓ Does the company have policies and programs in place to actively recruit diverse candidates?
“Additionally, over the last year, we launched an effort to diversify our leadership team at the director and above levels. Globally, we set our sights on growing the number of women leaders, and in the U.S., our focus is on increasing the number of racial/ethnic minority leaders. We started working with new search firms that are known for not only their commitment to diversity but also for their access to leadership candidates who represent various walks of life. For existing search partners, we sharpened our expectations to ensure they present a diverse slate of qualified candidates for leadership positions.”
Ref: pg 11, 2021 eBay DEI Report
Work-Life Balance
✓ Does the company demonstrate a commitment to providing support and/or time off for women with children?
“Whether you’re caring for children, parents, pets, or even your home, you have peace of mind knowing you can turn to the Care.com network of nannies and sitters, childcare centers, senior caregivers, dog sitters, house cleaners, tutors, personal assistants, summer camps, transportation assistance and more. Plus, you have the option to use 10 days of back-up care for in-home or in-center childcare and in-home adult back-up care.”
Ref: pg 2, eBay Support for Families Policy
✓ Does the company provide child care support for employees?
“Whether you’re caring for children, parents, pets, or even your home, you have peace of mind knowing you can turn to the Care.com network of nannies and sitters, childcare centers, senior caregivers, dog sitters, house cleaners, tutors, personal assistants, summer camps, transportation assistance and more. Plus, you have the option to use 10 days of back-up care for in-home or in-center childcare and in-home adult back-up care.”
Ref: pg 2, eBay Support for Families Policy
✘ 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?
“For new parents, we provide 100% paid birth parent and non-birth parent leave for all eligible employees worldwide, along with extensive resources for maternity and paternity support. Employees can access 20 weeks of paid birth parent leave (i.e., birth mothers) and 12 weeks of paid non-birth parent leave (i.e., fathers, adoptive parents, same-sex partners) as a standard benefit globally.”
Ref: pg 4, eBay Culture and Workforce Benefits
✓Does the company provide paid parental leave that extends beyond birthing parents to include surrogacy, adoption, and paternity leave?
“For new parents, we provide 100% paid birth parent and non-birth parent leave for all eligible employees worldwide, along with extensive resources for maternity and paternity support. Employees can access 20 weeks of paid birth parent leave (i.e., birth mothers) and 12 weeks of paid non-birth parent leave (i.e., fathers, adoptive parents, same-sex partners) as a standard benefit globally.”
Ref: pg 4, eBay Culture and Workforce Benefits
✓ Does the company demonstrate a commitment to supporting the health benefits of its female employees?
“eBay medical plans are designed to provide you comprehensive coverage, including in-network preventive care and virtual care. Combined with health coaching, on-demand wellness videos and expert second opinions, you’re all set to build healthy habits that last.”
Ref: pg 1, eBay Healthcare Benefits Policy
✓ Does the company offer women-specific health benefits for female employees?
“From the Adoption Assistance Program and Progyny Fertility Benefits to Milk Stork breast milk shipping services to Cleo parenting support, eBay has your back through all the stages of parenthood.”
Ref: pg 1, eBay Support for Families Policy
Workplace Standards
✓ Does the company have a policy listing prohibited behaviors, such as harassment and retaliation?
“Workers at all levels directly contribute to eBay’s long-term sustainability. eBay creates inspiring workplaces, compensates workers fairly, and provides equal opportunities in a harassment-free, safe space. We do not tolerate any form of harassment, whether verbal or physical, in the workplace.”
Ref: pg 1, eBay Human Rights Policy Statement
✓ Does the company mandate all employees to undergo harassment and discrimination training?
“Our Office of Ethics and Compliance champions our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, conducts formal company-wide trainings, oversees risk assessment and monitoring processes; and provides guidance to employees and other relevant stakeholders on implementation. Employees are trained on topics within our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics on an annual basis.”
Ref: pg 4, eBay Human Rights Policy Statement
✓ Does the company have a defined harassment policy that includes promptly addressing reported incidents?
“Employees have 24-hour access to eBay Inc.’s Integrity Helpline, managed by a third-party company, where ethics concerns can be reported anonymously. Employees are encouraged to speak up if they have concerns about the way we conduct business with our customers, partners and each other.”
Ref: pg 5, eBay Human Rights Policy Statement
Stakeholder Engagement
✓ Does the company demonstrate a commitment to helping external stakeholders address gender equality issues?
“We owe it to ourselves and — most importantly — to our community to be clear about the outcomes we’re driving toward when we talk about diversity, equity and inclusion at eBay. Our four strategic objectives will be in service of our commitment to being a richly diverse, truly equitable and fearlessly inclusive place to work, grow, sell and buy.”
Ref: pg 7, 2021 eBay DEI Report
✓ Does the company offer and support initiatives that promote gender equality in the community?
“We continue to launch new programs that create more opportunities for women sellers and sellers from underrepresented racial and ethnic minority communities. One such example is our partnership with Black Girl Fest (BGF), to create more equitable opportunities for Black women sellers and to better understand the needs of Black entrepreneurs in the U.K. We ran our pilot program in 2021 and are proud to be launching our partnership with BGF in 2022 through our eBay Academy. And in Italy, we launched the eWomen Lab, in which external partners are involved in training and mentoring women sellers.”
Ref: pg 24,2021 eBay DEI Report
✓ Does the company demonstrate a commitment to helping internal stakeholders/employees address gender equality issues?
“Inclusive leadership practices are not only for leaders — they are for everyone. As we build a stronger sense of belonging, fueled by inclusive leadership, we’re centering around a three-pronged emotional, mental and practical approach — or what we call the heart, head and hands.”
Ref: pg 13, 2021 eBay DEI Report
✓ Does the company offer equity-focused trainings, speaker programs, or events for employees?
“Last year, we held workshops to practice empathy building, to be open and to grow in new ways, to be vulnerable and to help create a safe and supportive workplace. Expanding mindsets and building skill sets are also critically important, which is why we’re creating a multi-channel education suite for employees which covers topics such as DE&I Language 101, anti-isms and how to be an ally.”
Ref: pg 13, 2021 eBay DEI Report