Molly Ford

VP, Talent Connection & Engagement, Salesforce · 1 appearance on the record.

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Molly Ford led Salesforce's equality strategy and global equality programs, championing initiatives around equal pay, gender representation, and racial equality. She currently directs talent brand and recruitment marketing as a Vice President at Salesforce and serves as a trustee for The San Francisco Foundation.

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Assertion Supported

First Salesforce equal pay audit adjusted salaries for almost as many men

“That first year we did the audit, we almost paid as many men as we did women to balance the salaries, and no one actually gets a pay cut.”

Molly Ford Apr 29, 2019 ▶ 17:38 How we did it: Gender Equality, Equal Pay, and Racial Equality with Salesforce

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Assertion Supported

First Salesforce equal pay audit adjusted salaries for almost as many men

“That first year we did the audit, we almost paid as many men as we did women to balance the salaries, and no one actually gets a pay cut.”

Molly Ford Apr 29, 2019 ▶ 17:38 How we did it: Gender Equality, Equal Pay, and Racial Equality with Salesforce

Insight

Ford: Actionable allyship requires asking, listening, showing up, and speaking up

“We have four steps to being an ally. Ally is actionable. It's ask, ask people about their journey, right? What's it like to be a black woman? Listen, listen with empathy and respect. Show up. So when there's a South Asia force, Diwali festival, show up, right?…”

Molly Ford Apr 29, 2019 ▶ 9:36 How we did it: Gender Equality, Equal Pay, and Racial Equality with Salesforce

Insight

Ford: Sponsorship means pitching colleagues' ideas while keeping their names attached

“So it's about advocating for people when they're not physically in that room, taking their ideas forward and keeping their name on it, right? And making sure they're getting the credit for what they did.”

Molly Ford Apr 29, 2019 ▶ 4:59 How we did it: Gender Equality, Equal Pay, and Racial Equality with Salesforce

Insight

Ford: Correcting pay gaps is easier at 200 employees than 40,000

“It's easier to ride a ship when you've got a couple hundred employees, to do that equal pay audit now, to think about diversity in your hiring and your recruiting practices now versus, oh, let me fix things when I'm 40,000 employees in.”

Molly Ford Apr 29, 2019 ▶ 14:39 How we did it: Gender Equality, Equal Pay, and Racial Equality with Salesforce

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
How we did it: Gender Equality, Equal Pay, and Racial Equality with Salesforce	Apr 29, 2019	5m

Molly Ford

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