At Dentons, our commitment to inclusion, diversity and equity (ID&E) is essential to the success of our people and our ability to offer the best counsel to our clients around the world.

On International Women’s Day, and every day, we acknowledge our colleagues and clients who advance inclusion, diversity and equity in their roles and raise awareness, promote understanding and drive real change within our communities. With more than 50% of our colleagues identifying as women, at Dentons we recognize the particular responsibility we have to ensure women are full and equal participants in the life and business of the Firm; are empowered to pursue their career ambitions and realize their full potential; and play an integral role in, contribute to and benefit from relationships with our clients.

Dentons is different by design; it is polycentric: local and global in each of our 200+ locations around the world. This year’s International Women’s Day #EmbraceEquity theme reminds us of the opportunity and responsibility we all have to create a more inclusive world. Equality is our goal, and equity is the means by which we can get there. By embracing equity, we prioritize fairness to make our Firm work better for women than we ever have before.

“Although we still have a distance to travel, in the past year we have made progress in driving equity and advancing women across the Firm through intentional and focused effort", said Elliott Portnoy, Dentons' Global CEO. "It’s not enough to simply talk about equity and equality; we need to work at it and towards it - together, everywhere.”

"Launching and driving numerous global programs to advance the women of Dentons is a continuous strategic priority", said Kate Broer, Global Inclusion and Diversity Officer of Dentons. "Our inaugural Firmwide Inclusion Month program had 25 events which garnered record participation from every region across the firm and included an inspiring session with our women Global Chiefs about their professional journeys."

We are highlighting Dentons colleagues who #EmbraceEquity on LinkedIn and Instagram and invite you to reflect on what actions you can adopt in your workplace, your teams, and the communities in which you live and work to further our shared objective to make positive change.

Together, we are embracing equity in the workplace, in the communities we serve and in working with our clients. We are striving for true equality for women as full and equal participants in everything we do.

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