Workplace Diversity
Who are our employees?
Workplace diversity makes us a better organization. And our employees – more than 47,000 – are as diverse as the people and communities we serve.
Gender
- 76% of Aetna’s employees are women
- Women hold 63% of management/supervisory positions
- Women hold 26% of executive positions
- 33% of Aetna’s board of directors are women
Race and ethnicity
- 30% of our employees are people of color
- People of color hold 17% of management/supervisory positions
- People of color hold 11% of executive positions
- 17% of Aetna’s board of directors are people of color
Multi-generation workplace
- Traditionalists (1925 to 1945) = Less than 1%
- Baby Boomers (1946 to 1963) = 34%
- Generation X (1964 to 1978) = 46%
- Generation Y (1979 to 1994) = 19%
Geography
- Employees are located in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- Our largest work sites are:
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
- Phoenix, Arizona
Work/life flexibility
- 45% of employees telework
- 28% of supervisors/managers telework
Years of service
- 13% of employees have worked at Aetna >20 years
- 33% of employees have worked at Aetna <5 years
Veteran status
- 2% of employees identify as veterans
LGBT
- 2% of employees identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender
Updated February 2014
Advancing women leaders
Women make up 75% of our employees, and 33% of our Executive Committee and Board of Directors. We feel strongly about having women in leadership positions. In fact, Chairman, CEO and President Mark Bertolini is the executive sponsor for women’s advancement.
Women influence 80% of purchasing decisions today. They are the largest consumer and workforce group. Women’s views on health care and health care services are critical to our success. For these and other business reasons, we focus on developing and advancing women employees.
2014 Workplace Diversity Programs
We seek to engage both men and women as champions, drivers, and advocates of change. Our efforts are international, and include:
- Women's Leadership Alliance
This group helps women at Aetna advance to executive positions. It provides mentoring, coaching, training and networking opportunities to help women reach their career goals.
- Power of the Purse
Power of the Purse: Healthcare is a research project that brings together our Office of Workplace Culture, Office of Diversity & Inclusion and the Women’s Leadership Alliance. They are working with the Center for Talent Innovation to identify the unmet needs of female patients, caregivers and decision-makers, and find ways to meet these needs.
- Strategies for Success Leadership Program
Aetna’s Strategies for Success Leadership Program is a three-and-a-half-day development program for women and people of color. The Women’s Leadership Development program designed the event in partnership with Hewlett Consulting Partners. Highly talented and motivated women from across the company meet to discuss career development and planning.
- Strategies for Success Sponsorship Program
Our Strategies for Success Sponsorship Program provides a forum to address and remove barriers to the career growth of women at Aetna. It helps women to prepare for executive-level roles through mentoring, sponsorship and collaborative programs with the Aetna Women’s Leadership Alliance and the Women’s Employee Resource Group. The program is a partnership with Hewlett Consulting Partners.
- Men Advocating Real Change (MARC) Leaders Program
MARC is designed to engage men in candid conversations about gender and its impact in the workplace. MARC members in leadership positions mentor and support women who seek executive positions. They discuss how to lead change through member-generated advice, insights, and best practices. MARC leaders also are members of the Aetna Women’s Leadership Alliance internal advisory board.
