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      International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. At KPMG, we are proud to support a wide range of women’s initiatives which advocate for gender equity and to support the next generation of women leaders.

      We believe that equity is essential to unlocking the full potential of our people. By creating an environment where women can thrive, we open the door to stronger teams, broader perspectives, and better business outcomes.

      This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the progress made and focus on the actions that drive greater equity – enabling every individual to bring their best talent to the workplace.

      International Women’s Day events

      Each year we celebrate International Women’s Day with a series of events that bring together women and their allies to continue the important conversation around actions we can all take to promote greater gender equality.

      This year we were delighted to welcome four of our Partners who shared candid reflections on their career journeys and talked about how KPMG is working to strengthen gender equity across the firm.

      This is part of our Executive Speaker Series, with previous speakers including Former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, Lady Chanelle McCoy, co-founder of Chanelle Medical; and Glamour magazine editor Samantha Barry; among others.  

      We are also proud to partner to continue our sponsorship of the Institute of Directors (IOD) Northern Ireland Women's Leadership Conference.

      Supporting women in KPMG to thrive

      Our Gender Action Plan


      Our Gender Action Plan builds on our existing gender equity programmes with strategic supports aimed at getting more women into senior leadership positions.

      The plan included a series of life cycle support policies including fertility leave, surrogacy leave, early pregnancy loss leave, fostering leave, domestic abuse leave, and carer’s support leave, as well as emergency childcare support and a ramp up initiative, providing one day of paid leave for the first eight weeks after maternity leave, to support women as they transition back to work.

      Connect@KPMG


      Connect@KPMG is a peer‑mentoring and leadership development programme that helps women in KPMG build networks, strengthen leadership skills, and accelerate career progression. Over the past three years, nearly 300 women have completed the programme, with year 4 now underway.

      By creating space for women to connect, grow and gain visibility, Connect@KPMG is helping unlock talent across the firm and supporting the next generation of female leaders.

      Supporting gender equity in the community

      We are committed, not only to supporting women to thrive in KPMG, but also in our community. Here are a few ways we are working towards greater gender equality in business, sport, and education.

      • KPMG is proud to support Going for Growth, an award-winning programme for ambitious female entrepreneurs determined to grow their business. In the latest cycle it welcomed it’s 1000th participant on the programme.
      • KPMG is a long-term supporter of women’s sport in Ireland and strives to create equality between men and women’s sport in Ireland, having previously supported the 20x20 campaign. We have sponsored Irish golfer Leona Maguire since she turned professional in 2018, and in March 2022, Irish Jockey Rachael Blackmore came on board with us as a brand ambassador. Most recently, we were delighted to welcome Irish sprinting sensation, Rhasidat Adeleke, as a KPMG ambassador.
      • KPMG partnered with Children’s Books Ireland to support their BOLD GIRLS Initiative, creating innovative workshops based on women who changed history thus encouraging young girls to achieve their ambitions. The BOLD GIRLS workshops aim to break down societal barriers and to instil confidence in girls by showing them female characters in children’s books with passion, power and opinions. 
      Rachael Blackmore

      Real stories: hear from our people

      Find out more about our Corporate Citizenship initiatives

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