Diversity & Inclusion

Our commitment to diversity

Cognizant's commitment to diversity is a living, breathing, future-ready culture where every individual's uniqueness is celebrated and harnessed for innovation and progress. It's the bedrock of our success, ensuring that we respect fresh perspectives not just for better business outcomes but for the betterment of all.

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Creating gender equity

Explore how our various programs are intuition-engineered for an inclusive future.

Cognizant Returnship Program

The decision to re-enter the workforce after an extended career break can be both exciting and challenging. We believe a pause in your career to pursue other important life callings helps you emerge not only stronger, but raring to go.

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Cognizant Job Moves Program

We are committed to helping our employees advance their careers and capabilities through job moves within our internal organization. Internal tools and resources enable staff to explore open roles.

Cognizant Propel Program

Our signature women’s leadership development program for mid- and senior-level women leaders across the globe accelerates a diverse leadership pipeline and enables women leaders to thrive and succeed in a digital era.

Allyship

The allyship initiative focuses on empowering men to actively support gender equality through high-impact inclusive actions. By becoming gender sponsors, they play a pivotal role in setting up women for success within the organization.

MATRI

A comprehensive program designed to provide support to expectant mothers and women associates at every step of their maternity journey, ensuring their well-being and a smooth transition back into the workforce.

Women Empowered (WE)

WE is dedicated to empowering women with innovative solutions and broadening their career prospects in the technology industry, ensuring equal opportunities for everyone within the organization.

Feeling like we belong...even when we're far apart

In a post COVID-19 world, it’s more important than ever for businesses to give employees a sense of belonging whether they’re in an office or not. Feeling like you belong at work is about four things: feeling welcomed, valued, included and connected.

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Managers make the most powerful allies

Meet the exceptional managerial allies at Cognizant who champion the cause of gender inclusivity. Discover the stories, insights, and actions they take to drive positive change within the organization and beyond. Read more about what we learned from our survey of more than 3,000 Gen Y and Gen Z individual contributors in the US.

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Awards and accolades

Cognizant takes immense pride in its journey towards fostering diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and this commitment has not gone unnoticed. From our support for the LGBTQ+ community to our initiatives that drive gender diversity, our awards and accolades reinforce the belief that our efforts are making a difference. We continue to strive for excellence in productivity and innovation while creating a workplace where everyone can be their authentic selves.

Creating conditions for everyone to thrive

We were awarded a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023-2024 Corporate Equity Index, demonstrating our commitment to the LGBTQ+ communities.

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Creating a more inclusive Cognizant

Black, Latinx and Indigenous Group (BLING)

This group is committed to developing innovative ideas through leadership and workforce diversity, which enable Cognizant to be the global market leader. We also provide networking opportunities for the BLING.

Cognizant Veterans Network

Cognizant values veterans’ service to our country. Through our Veterans Network, we hire and transition service members, veterans and military spouses for new jobs.

Embrace for LGBTQ+ Associates & Allies

We promote workplace practices in which all staff can be their authentic selves at work and grow to their full potential. The Embrace supports a strong community of LGBTQ+ associates and allies.

Millennial Council

The Millennial Council gathers accomplished, young professionals to generate new perspectives and action-driven, business-focused strategies. The mission: Provide seamless integration between thought leaders and decision makers.

Pan-Asian Group

The Pan-Asian Group promotes diversity awareness by fostering career growth for minorities. The focus is to create a safe and open environment for current and future employees to bridge connections among a diverse organization.

Unite

Global Unite provides a community and resources for associates with disabilities, caregivers and their allies. Unite's membership with the National Organization on Disability emphasizes building a world of opportunity for disabled people to enjoy.

Women Empowered

WE is committed to recruiting and expanding career opportunities for all women across our organization. Cognizant is continuously building a community of women focused on growth in the technology industry.

Completely Cognizant

We believe that by celebrating inclusion & advancing diversity, we can execute successfully over the long term. We drive D&I throughout our organization to unlock associate innovation and highlight the diversity of our clients and communities.

D&I policy

Global diversity and inclusion policy

EEO policy

Equal employment & affirmative action policy

Anti-harassment policy

Global harassment, discrimination & workplace bullying prevention policy

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