 In March 2009, Accenture sponsored its fifth annual celebration of International Women's Day – a day designated by the United Nations to recognize women’s contributions to the world’s economy. This year, our celebration included live events for employees and clients in more than 100 locations in 29 countries, as well as an online event for Accenture's more than 186,000 employees around the world.
Accenture's theme this year, Stretch Yourself, focused on ways to manage your career and know when it’s time to seek more challenging work roles. In conjunction with International Women's Day, Accenture also published original research that looks at the ways in which women around the world challenge themselves at work—and the opportunities they have to use “stretch” roles to succeed. See more information on the research results released and Accenture's participation in this event: 2009 Research: Untapped Potential: Stretching Toward the Future
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See Accenture News Release: Half of Female Executives Feel Insufficiently Challenged Despite High Confidence in Skills, Accenture Research Finds
Accenture’s groundbreaking report, Untapped Potential: Stretching toward the Future, has found that almost half of female business professionals around the world – and a similar number of their male counterparts – believe they are insufficiently challenged, despite being confident of their skills and capabilities. The research was conducted between November and December 2008, and includes responses to an online survey of 3,600 business executives from medium to large organizations across 18 countries.  Discover how Accenture employees celebrate International Women's Day
Visit our Careers section to learn more about our employees' participation in this event and about Accenture from a career standpoint.
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