Pink Magazine approached America’s leading companies for the second year in a row and asked them to answer nearly 100 questions in order to determine which companies truly are best in terms of providing real advancement opportunities for women. Thirteen companies rose to the top.
Before you get too excited, take a look at a few less inspiring statistics before you see the list of the top companies for women in 2008:
- Only one company on the list has a female CEO.
- Women make up only 21% of the boards of the companies on the list.
- For none of the companies on the list do women in executive leadership roles equal women’s share of total employment.
With those statistics in mind, take a look at the top companies for women in 2008 according to Pink magazine (in alphabetical order as reported by Pink):
- American Express Co.
- Bebe Stores Inc.
- FedEx Services Inc.
- Grant Thornton LLP
- Heller Ehrman LLP
- KPMG LLP
- Liz Claiborne Inc.
- Manpower Inc.
- MetLife Inc.
- Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
- Turner Broadcasting System Inc.
- UPS
- Wachovia Corp.
I’d be curious to hear from employees in the trenches (not the execs who complete these kinds of surveys) to find out what they think about these companies to learn if the PR they’re dishing is really true. What do you think?
Susan Gunelius
Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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