{"id":141232,"date":"2023-03-08T08:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T14:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=141232"},"modified":"2025-05-14T13:31:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T18:31:26","slug":"womens-history-month-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/womens-history-month-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Women\u2019s History Month at WP Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Women\u2019s History Month<\/a> is an annual opportunity to highlight the contributions of women to important events in American history and modern society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the month of March, we honor women past and present for bringing new perspectives and ideas to the fore, pushing the boundaries of how and where women were allowed to participate in society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While women have been central to important events throughout history, their contributions have also been overlooked and underappreciated. Now, as we write the stories that tell our collective history, we understand the importance of accurately framing historical events, including the perspectives of those so often left out of the narrative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Women\u2019s History Alliance<\/a> has determined the theme of this year\u2019s Women\u2019s History Month to be \u201cCelebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.<\/a>\u201d At WP Engine, the women crafting the narrative for this month\u2019s programming are the global leaders of Roar<\/a>, WP Engine\u2019s Employee Resource Group<\/a> (ERG), which promotes and advocates for women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether we\u2019re collecting feminine hygiene products for local charities or building community libraries at our global offices, read on to see what the women (and men and nonbinary employees) of WP Engine have in store for Women\u2019s History Month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Promoting Women\u2019s Success in Tech<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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On March 8, International Women\u2019s Day<\/a>, Roar hosted a session with Bridget Gilmore<\/a>, Director of People Ops at Google<\/a>. <\/em>We discussed her nonlinear career path, building a support network, and leveraging the power of your unique perspective.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSponsorship and mentorship matter, and having a community around you who are smart and creative and generous will make all the difference in the world,\u201d Gilmore said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t say that I don\u2019t have moments of imposter syndrome, but when you push yourself and put yourself out there, even if it\u2019s just digitally, you can start building the support network that you need to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To round out the month, Roar leaders have specialized programming in store for all of WP Enigne\u2019s global office hubs as well as a way for our remote employees (who make up almost half of our workforce!) to participate. These activities will bring employees together as they try something new, set new goals, and learn new things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether employees are trying their hands at cross stitch in Omaha<\/a>, creating a vision board in Limerick<\/a>, (which was just recognized as one of Ireland\u2019s Best Workplaces for Women<\/a>), answering trivia questions in London<\/a> or Austin<\/a>, collecting feminine hygiene products for local charities, or simply sharing in conversation, these activities will help us build stronger communities in each of our global locations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For our remote workers too far from a hub to participate in person, leaders are putting together a GoodReads<\/a> list including works by some amazing female authors! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No matter the location, our employees are getting the chance to participate in Women\u2019s History Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why We Celebrate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WP Engine strongly encourages each of our employees to bring their entire selves to work. What does that mean? Well, put simply, it means that you shouldn\u2019t feel like you have to suppress important aspects of your identity for the 40 hours per week you\u2019re at work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, we believe that when we take all our experiences, passions, struggles, and strengths into the workplace, we can be more creative, more effective, and happier at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We built our ERGs with this idea in mind. WP Engine currently has eight ERGs, each of which supports our employees in different ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n