Brand Studio for Arcos Dorados
With a focus on promoting gender equality, diversity and inclusion in its workplaces, Arcos Dorados, the company that operates the McDonald's brand in 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean,
promotes a culture based on gender equality. opportunities, which was strengthened since 2018 with the creation of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee
, of which the Arcos Dorados Women's Network is a part.
It is
a multidisciplinary, non-hierarchical
and multi-country space that seeks to detect and help overcome possible obstacles in women's professional careers, generate learning tools with a gender perspective, recognize talents and promote leadership based solely on professional competencies.
The company and its Women's Network are aware of the
social dynamics that maintain barriers to the full development of women's potential
, and that is why it internally addresses policies and practices to avoid the division of labor by gender roles, making sure to pay the same salary, without gender distinction for the same positions;
as well as monitors and creates conditions for women to access decision-making and leadership roles.
Arcos Dorados expands job opportunities to promote gender equality.
“At Arcos Dorados we are committed and actively work to offer equal conditions to develop women's talent.
That is why we advance initiatives to increase their career and training opportunities.
Currently, 54% of the women who work with us occupy leadership and decision-making roles at different levels of the organization, from the restaurant to senior management,” said
Marlene Fernández
, Corporate Vice President of Government Relations and Leader of the Government Relations Committee. Diversity and Inclusion of Arcos Dorados.
McDonald's Saw in Them
Through the testimonies of its collaborators, Arcos Dorados joins
International Women's Month with the purpose of helping to make visible the impact of betting on the development of women
;
not only in the personal and professional life of each of them, but for the benefit of the entire society.
Arcos Dorados joins International Women's Month with the purpose of helping to make visible the impact of betting on the development of women
“
McDonald's saw in me a person committed to the development and training of people
and, especially, to supporting women in their professional growth within the company,” said
María Marta Espósito
, leader of the Arcos Dorados Women's Network. and Lead Digital Channel of Operations in the company's digital factory.
María Marta is a faithful testimony of the effect that opportunities have for women to develop their full potential: she started at the age of 17 as a crew, the entry-level job in a restaurant in Argentina, and currently holds a regional leadership position in the deployment of the digital strategy of Arcos Dorados;
At the same time, she leads, in coordination with representatives of all countries, the strategies to continue advancing in gender equality.
Within her career in the company, she has held positions in different disciplines such as operations and training, even managing these areas in countries outside Argentina, such as Martinique.
Arcos Dorados promotes gender equality, diversity and inclusion in its workplaces.
Stories like María Marta's are frequent at Arcos Dorados, since historically the company has been guided by the principle of promoting equal opportunities and the training of internal talent, consistently investing in the development of its people.
This is the example of
Gabriela Morey
, Operations Manager of Arcos Dorados and leader of the AD Women's Network in Argentina.
“At the company we promote an inclusive organizational culture that encourages the full development of people.
We want each member of our team to shine and be able to fulfill themselves both personally and professionally.
In this case, the Women's Network is a space to share experiences and amplify the female perspective and the voices of our collaborators.
We actively work to promote equal opportunities and break down and eliminate labor barriers that often mean there is no access to certain roles,” said the leader.
Actions of continuous progress
At Arcos Dorados they actively work to offer equal conditions to develop women's talent.
In the 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean where Arcos Dorados operates, 58% of our talent are women.
In Argentina, there are 16,000 employees, of which 54% of the total are women and 65% of the country's stores are operated by female business managers.
The company in Argentina has formally joined the “Win-Win: gender equality is good business” program, coordinated by UN Women to increase the economic empowerment and leadership of women, as a basis for sustainable, inclusive and equitable.
In addition to the above, in Argentina, Arcos Dorados signed the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs), created by UN Women and the Global Compact in 2010, so that companies implement explicit measures, adopt policies and invest in the promotion of equality in the work environment, the market and the community.