To be a more useful resource, we’ve compiled the following publicly available “best companies for women” lists from third parties or other rankings of companies for gender-related issues. These lists are based on publicly available information and do not constitute an endorsement. Where companies also appear on one of Fairygodboss’ top-rated employers for women, we have indicated this with an asterix (*).
Each organization that publishes a list uses their own methodology and for complete and up-to-date information, you should consult each organization’s website.
The 50 best workplaces for parents 2016
Fortune’s first-ever list of the 50 Best Workplaces for Parents highlights companies with flexible scheduling, supportive coworkers, and an emphasis on balance. Rankings are determined by employee surveys and other office metrics.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers *
- Edward Jones
- Ultimate Software
- VMware
- Alston & Bird
- Cooley
- Kimley-Horn
- Quicken Loans
- Comcast
- Deloitte *
- Workday
- JM Family Enterprises
- The Boston Consulting Group *
- Plante & Moran
- SAS Institute
- Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
- Nvidia
- Intuit
- Arnold & Porter
- Crowe Horwath
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Zillow Group
- CHG Healthcare Services
- Stryker
- Baird
- Salesforce *
- Ernst & Young *
- Camden Property Trust
- Patagonia
- Perkins Coie
- Marriott International
- Aflac
- EKS&H
- SAP America
- Mars
- Cadence
- Capital One Financial
- Scripps Health
- USAA
- Nugget Market
- American Express*
- Atlantic Health System
- Baker Donelson
- Roche Diagnostics
- Cisco *
- IMA Financial Group
- CA Technologies
- Rackspace
- OppenheimerFunds
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) Top Companies For Executive Women (2017)
Anita Borg’s List of Top Companies for Women Technologists (2016)
Anita Borg is a non-profit enterprise that believes “women are vital to building technology the world needs.” They named 25 top organizations who "are leaders in recruiting, retaining and advancing more women in technical roles" in 2016. You can read more about their methodology here.
Working Mother Best Companies (2016)
Working Mother Research Institute, part of Working Mother, provides women with this list based on an extensive application process that involves “more than 400 questions” on companies’ policies, workforce representation, benefits, and more.
Diversity Woman's Best 100 Companies for Women's Leadership Development (2015)
Diversity Woman Magazine’s mission is to help “smart, savvy women of all races, cultures, and backgrounds achieve their career and business goals.”
100 Best Workplaces for Women By Fortune & Great Places to Work
Fortune, in partnership with Great Places to Work, compiled their second inaugural list of 100 Best Workplaces for Women in 2016.
- Texas Health Resources
- Child Trends
- Build-A-Bear Workshop
- Ultimate Software
- PrimeLending
- Baptist Health South Florida
- Edward Jones
- Texas Rehabilitation Hospital of Forth Worth
- Keeping Current Matters
- Navy Federal Credit Union
- Quicken Loans
- Sheetz
- Camden Property Trust
- Granite Properties
- N2 Publishing
- Scripps Health
- Acceleration Partners
- Methodist Le Bonehur Healthcare
- The Container Store
- Tri County Tech
- Mountain America Credit Union
- Retrofit
- Workday
- Communications Strategy Group
- Hyatt Hotels
- HRMS Solutions
- 4imprint
- Peppercomm
- Plante Moran
- Veterans United Home Loans
- Total Merchange Services
- Atlantic Health System
- Evergreen Home Loans
- CHG Healthcare Services
- Wegmans Food Markets
- First American Equipment Finance
- ZestFinance
- ESL Federal Credit Union
- OhioHealth
- Roth Staffing Companies
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- First American Financial
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- ACUITY Insurance
- Assurance
- Horizon Media
- Meridian Health
- Genentech
- Cooley
- The McKnight Foundation
- The Boston Consulting Group*
- Cornerstone OnDemand
- Baker Donelson
- National MI
- Workiva
- Hilton Worldwide
- Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
- Intuit
- Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services
- Transwestern
- Ardor Health Solutions
- JM Family Enterprises
- WellStar Health System
- Yale-New Haven Hospital
- Nugget Market
- Novo Nordisk
- Recreational Equitment (REI)
- Perkins Coie
- SECURA Insurance
- Traverse Dental Associates
- Houston Methodist
- Aflac
- USAA
- SAS Institute
- Alston & Bird
- Ryan
- American Express*
- Mercedes-Benz Financial Services
- L.L. Bean
- TEKsystems
- Marriott International
- Etsy
- Concord Hospitality Enterprises
- KAYAK Software
- Dixon Schwabl
- Healthwise
- PURE Insurance
- Licking Memorial Health Systems
- Momentous Institute
- Prometheus Real Estate Group
- Capital One Financial
- Acorda Therapeutics
- EKS&H
- Autodesk
- West Bend Mutual Insurance
- Robert W. Baird
- Crowe Horwath
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions
- Hunton & Williams
- American Fidelity
GetLedbetter
Ledbetter is a research group that runs a database and application showcasing the number of women in leadership at the world’s top consumer brands and companies. It produces a gender equality index for company leadership. Their list is not a “best company” list per se; they simply rank companies based on the gender equality of their leadership team composition, so the higher the company’s position on the below list, the more gender equal their leadership team is.
- H&M Group
- Kering
- Gap, Inc.
- Etsy
- Best Buy
- Prada Group
- Diageo
- Target*
- Unilever
- Avon
- L’Oreal
- Coach
- Marriott International
- The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
- Kellogg Company
- Kimberly-Clark
- J.C. Penney
- RBC
- Wells Fargo*
- Burberry
- Macy’s
- Fannie Mae
- Pier 1 Imports
- Texas Instruments
- Tiffany & Co.
- Salesforce*
- Bank of America
- GM
- TIAA
- PepsiCo*
- Dollar General
- Whirlpool
- Yahoo!
- Twitter
- Xerox
- Walgreens Boots Alliance
- HP Inc*
- AmerisourceBergen
- Viacom
- Procter & Gamble
- Cisco Systems*
- CVS Health
- Nordstrom
- Neiman Marcus
- Pfizer
- The Dannon Company, Inc.
- General Mills
- Visa
- Starbucks
- Alphabet
- MassMutual Financial Group
- Lockheed Martin
- Decker Outdoor Corporation
- Aetna
- Cardinal Health
- New York Life
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
- UPS
- Walmart
- URBN
- Siemens
- The Home Depot*
- MetLife
- Lululemon
- Abbott Laboratories
- Microsoft*
- Southwest Airlines
- McKesson
- Phillips 66
- Kroger
- Staples
- eBay
- The J.M. Smucker Company
- Allstate
- PVH Group
- Johnson & Johnson
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Philips
- Tyson Foods
- Accenture*
- American Airlines
- The Walt Disney Company
- DuPont
- Hermes
- McDonald’s
- Harley-Davidson
- The Hershey Company
- Mondelez International
- Cigna
- The Coca-Cola Company*
- Tesoro
- Colgate-Palmolive
- Deutsche Post DHL Group
- IBM*
- General Electric*
- MasterCard
- Nike
- TimeWarner
- Brinker International
- Sears Holdings
- Facebook
- JPMorgan Chase*
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise*
- Campbell Soup Company
- Allianz
- Pandora
- Netflix
- Verizon Communications
- TJX Companies
- LVMH Group
- AT&T
- USAA
- Nestle
- Jack in the Box Inc.
- ConocoPhillips
- FedEx
- LinkedIn
- BMW Group
- Adobe
- Alcoa
- Lowe’s
- Merck
- Prudential Financial
- Citigroup
- Aflac
- AXA
- Revlon
- Deere & Company
- General Dynamics
- Johnson Controls
- Valero
- UnitedHealth Group
- Ascena Retail Group
- Reckitt Benckiser Group
- Oracle
- Corning
- American Express*
- HSBC
- AIG
- Ralph Lauren Corporation
- Whole Foods Market
- 3M
- Daimler AG
- Nokia
- Ingram Micro
- Heineken
- Chevron
- Ford Motor Company
- Inditex
- Boeing
- IKEA
- Raytheon
- OnDeck Capital
- Thomson Reuters
- Sysco
- Humana
- ConAgra Foods
- Intel
- Rite Aid
- Apple
- Adidas Group
- Hugo Boss
- Lindt & Sprüngli
- Morgan Stanley
- Anthem
- IAC
- Shake Shack
- Honeywell International
- Express Scripts
- JetBlue Airways
- Amazon
- Union Pacific
- HCA Holdings
- Mattel
- The Kraft Heinz Company
- Nationwide
- The Lego Group
- Dow Chemical
- United Technologies
- Caterpillar
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- CHS
- Michael's
- PayPal
- Goldman Sachs
- Volkswagen
- Restaurant Brands International
- Crocs
- Royal Dutch Shell
- United Continental Holdings
- Halliburton
- Freddie Mac
- Huawei
- Delta Air Lines
- 21st Century Fox
- Philip Morris International
- Bel Group
- SAP
- Archer Daniels Midland
- Yum Brands
- Marathon Petroleum
- Enterprise Products Partners
- Tech Data
- AB InBev
- Sprint
- Comcast
- US Foods
- T-Mobile
- State Farm
- L Brands
- Discovery Communications
- ExxonMobil
- Costco
- CBS Corporation
- Life Time Fitness
- Chipotle Mexican Grill
- Constellation Brands
- Las Vegas Sands
- INTL FCStone
- Sony
- Newell Brands
- Panasonic
- Honda
- Toyota
- Compagnie Financière Richemont
- Plains GP Holdings
- World Fuel Services
- Energy Transfer Equity
- Kia Motors
- Coty
- Nintendo
- Nissan Motor Corporation
- Icahn Enterprises
- Samsung

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