Estée Lauder Companies’ Women Lead the Change on International Women’s Day

The Estée Lauder Companies was founded by a remarkable female entrepreneur, Estée Lauder, who was a visionary and role model. Today, the ELC workforce includes 82% women with more than 50% of women at leadership levels. Nearly half of the board of directors are women. 

This Women’s History Month, ELC honors Estée’s legacy, while championing the women who drive ELC’s business success today and cultivate the next generation of leaders. ELC’s robust community of Employee Resource Groups (ERG) includes the Women’s Leadership Network (WLN). Founded in 2017 with just 400 members in North America, WLN is now the company’s first fully global ERG with chapters in North America, EMEA, UK & Ireland, LATAM and APAC with more than 2,000 members. WLN offers its members a community that provides development opportunities through hosted events, mentorship programs and trainings. It is guided by four pillars: Business Alignment, Mentorship & Sponsorship, Professional Development and Philanthropy. In addition, the ERG expanded to include sub-groups, including Women in Supply Chain and Women in Technology. WLN is led by Jane Hertzmark Hudis, executive group president, Tracey T. Travis, chief financial officer, and Sara Moss, vice chair.

The Women’s Leadership Network’s success is a testament to the vibrant culture that ELC provides women from all areas of the business to lead the change, according to the company.

Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day is a time when WLN and women across ELC rally to gather, share, and collectively demonstrate how they are leading the change. Employees are encouraged to attend events across the global business, and learn from colleagues and peers who are leading the change. This year’s Women’s History Month programming includes, but is not limited to:

• An event sponsored by ELC’s Women’s Leadership Network and its Network for Black Leaders and Executives ERGs focused on professional identity and how woman can support one another in the workplace through understanding their relationship with race and leadership

• An event hosted by Women in Technology about navigating a career in technology

• An event hosted by the Women’s Leadership Network in the UK titled lifting the lid on the menopause

• A North America “Power Panel” focused on how ELC leaders defind their personal brand and the power of being a woman, featuring Amber Garrison, global brand president, Bumble & bumble.; Lynda Pak, SVP-information technology; Catherine Bomboy Dougherty, SVP-global communications; and Claire MacIntyre, VP-human resources, global value chain.