Since 2014 Serpil has chaired Vodafone’s global Inclusion for All Committee, which has led a pioneering agenda to improve employee rights. The global domestic violence policy the committee launched in 2019 offers affected colleagues HR support, specialist counselling and up to 10 additional days’ paid leave, and has been adopted in 27 markets. This year the committee launched a package of support, assistance, training and awareness to help Vodafone employees feel comfortable seeking support when going through the menopause. Serpil is also passionate about increasing the proportion of women in Vodafone’s workforce and management, and she has set a target of reaching 40% female leadership by 2025 in the European Cluster countries she manages. In March 2020, Serpil led the development and launch of Vodafone’s #ChangeTheFace initiative, which saw the company publish groundbreaking research into the lack of racial, gender and age diversity within the technology industry.
