Non-profit Parity.org has revealed the list of the top 34 firms for women to advance.
Companies that made the list, include Adobe, Airbnb, Best Buy, The Clorox Company, Deutsche Bank, Nasdaq, PagerDuty, PepsiCo, Evolent Health and Ralph Lauren Corporation. Parity.org established The Best Companies for Women to Advance List, back in 2020, to recognise organisations that have benefits, policies and programmes that are particularly beneficial for women to advance in the workplace.
This list recognises organisations that have implemented a mix of exemplary benefits, policies and programmes that ensure women have significant opportunities to advance their careers. Companies on the list were rated in areas of recruitment, benefits, executive preparation, measurement and representation. All 34 companies have made a significant commitment to the advancement of women, confirmed Parity.org.
CREATING EQUAL REPRESENTATION
“After a year that has erased all the corporate gains women made in the past several decades, there are still companies that are making progress to support women’s advancement at work,” stated Cathrin Stickney, Founder and CEO of Parity.org. “The companies on the 2021 list of Best Companies for Women to Advance are shining examples of taking action to help create equal representation, now. We hope more companies will follow their lead and help get women back into the workforce and advance in their careers.”
Companies on the 2021 list share many common best practices that are known to support women, such as work-from-home or telecommute options (97%), flexible working hours (94%), and equal paid family leave for men and women (88%). Nearly every company measures and reports on gender parity to the executive team (97%); and every single company regularly communicates their gender-parity values to employees, encourages men to take their full family leave; and has a zero-tolerance policy for harassment.
FOSTERING INCLUSION
Commenting on the honour, Evolent Health’s Chief Talent Officer Michelle Engel, stated: “We are honoured to be included for the second year in a row on Parity.org’s list of Best Companies for Women to Advance. Fostering inclusion is one of our core values at Evolent, and we are committed to living that value every day through our work with one another and with our partners.”
“We know we are best positioned to achieve our mission and support patients and members when all voices and perspectives are heard,” added Engel. “We look forward to continuing to ensure equity for the women of Evolent who contribute so much to our company’s mission and success.”
TOP COMPANIES FOR WOMEN TO ADVANCE
The full list of Best Companies for Women to Advance 2021, arranged alphabetically and by organisational size, include:
Large firms (5,000+ employees)
- Adobe
- Airbnb
- Atos
- Best Buy
- Blue Shield of California
- The Clorox Company
- Deutsche Bank
- Fortescue Metals
- Pegasystems
- PepsiCo
- Ralph Lauren Corporation
Medium-sized companies (500-4,999 employees)
- Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)
- Domo
- Evolent Health
- Guild Education
- KeepTruckin
- Lucid Software
- Momentive (formerly SurveyMonkey)
- Nasdaq
- Overstock
- PagerDuty
- Recorded Future, Inc.
- Satellite Healthcare
Small firms (Less than 499 employees)
- Aetion
- b.well Connected Health
- Behavr
- CloudInsyte
- DaVinci Virtual
- Employmetrics
- Quil
- Real-Time Innovations
- Skillz
- United Way of Salt Lake
- Very
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