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		<title>How Two Cisco Women Leaned In and Supercharged Their Careers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Owens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In honor of International Women in Engineering, we spotlight two extraordinary women at Cisco, Priya Aiyer, and Christelle Mombo-Zigah. Here, they share their career journeys,  experiences and insights from their participation in Cisco’s Exemplar Diverse Female Mentee program.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Celebrate History and Culture This May</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry Caldwell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 19:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In May, we celebrate the history and culture of the Asian American Pacific Islander, Jewish, and Haitian communities, but we also can focus on heritage overall. At Cisco, we are committed to ensuring a welcoming and inclusive work environment for all.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Just Go! How I Was Shaped by My Cuban-American Heritage</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alvio Barrios]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At age 12, Alvio Barrios left Cuba as a refugee on the Mariel Boatlift, a six-month period in April of 1980 allowing Cubans to emigrate to other countries. Alvio shares how his journey influenced his identity, leadership style, and belief in a life lived with a sense of adventure.]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Conversation on Mentorship</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maite Muruzabal]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Having a mentor can prove to be a fantastic experience, providing a source of support, feedback, advice and inspiration. Maite shares a discussion on mentorship with  friends and colleagues, providing guidance on seeking a mentor and making the most out of this unique relationship.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Disabilities Around Us &#8211; Turning Awareness into Action</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Wolfenden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 16:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3rd) our offices in multiple cities around the world were lit purple. This global movement was started by PurpleSpace.org to celebrate and draw attention to the economic contribution of the 386 million disabled employees around the world.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sponsorship is an Action Verb</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shalida Armstrong]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 14:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’ve always thought I had a strong support network, until I saw what that looked like for others. I wondered how my peers were able to navigate these corporate streets, arriving on time and unscathed. They were climbing the proverbial ladder and progressing in ways I wasn’t; even the ones I outperformed - by far. I learned it was because they had active sponsorship.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Year-End Reflections: Learnings with Women of Cisco</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elaine S. Goodman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week was Cisco’s fiscal year earnings announcement, so now seems like a great time to take a look at some of my learnings from my tenure as co-lead of Women of Cisco Americas board.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>20 Years of Conexión</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carlos Pignataro]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Happy 20th birthday to Conexión, our Employee Resources Organization (ERO) for Latinx employees.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Discovering Proximity: An Interview with Mayte Marquez Querol</title>
		<link>https://blogs.cisco.com/diversity/discovering-proximity-an-interview-with-mayte-marquez-querol/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2021 15:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Proximity is like opening curtains on a bright, sunny day: the light comes in and shows you all the details of the room, especially the things you may not have noticed before.]]></description>
		
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