18 Reasons Women Love These Companies

You don’t have to love your job every minute of every day (let’s be real, no one does). But you deserve to work at a company that’s at least doing some things right… and we’re here to help you figure out how to make that happen. We work with a lot of companies that are a little bit obsessed with fostering a company culture that works for women — and these employers are also hiring right now!

We’ve gathered insight from actual employees to give you 26 reasons — backed up with quotes from ladies who know the inside scoop — that you should work at a Fairygodboss-approved company:

1. Joining the team at technology solutions provider CDW means you’ll be part of a culture where making a global impact is just another day’s work. It’s an especially ideal option for young women in STEM — the company’s UniversITy Women program connects college women with Fortune 500 leaders.

2. GM is hiring across the country, and it's an incredible place for women to be. GM's Chair and CEO, Mary Barra, is the first female to lead the auto industry, and the company's board of directors is made up of 45% women. Needless to say, employees are kind of obsessed with GM. One says, "I love my company culture and the wonderful environment with great growth opportunities," and another reports, "I have the flexibility to work from home and adjust my hours. This has been a great benefit for my family and allows me to be both a mother and have a career."

3. You’ll be in good hands if you look into jobs at Fidelity, where “several executive leadership roles are held by women and the company culture is very welcoming to everyone.”

4. If you want to work for an employer that consistently ranks as one of the best places to work (as a parent or otherwise), look into options at PwC, where there are “solid benefits and flex time to have a family & career.”

5. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what that means… at ZS. “Respect for people is inherent to the ZS culture,” one woman explains. “Our core values — do the right thing, treat people right and get it right — guide everything we do. As a woman, it is by far the best place I've ever worked — both in terms of the opportunity to make an impact with our clients, but also from an internal support and respect standpoint.”

6. If you want a workplace that gets you, you better look into GE, where employees say “the culture is great and the flexibility really supports my needs as a mom, wife and employee.” One employee has declared, “I could not recommend the company more highly for women.”

7. You’ll have the chance to participate in an “open dialogue about how to evolve the workplace to increase flexibility” if you work at PepsiCo, where “your career and your time is yours to manage.”

8. If you find a job at Accenture, you’ll get to work somewhere with a “GREAT culture [that’s] team oriented.” The company has “several initiatives and groups focused on improving the work and life experiences of women.”  

9. Passionate about sports? So are the folks at GameChanger, a firm that’s building life-changing products for youth teams and their communities. Female employees also love the monthly “ladies lunch,” where women get together to talk shop and relevant issues.

10. Named a best workplace for both women and millennials by Fortune, Ultimate Software brings a passionate, people-first approach to all things software. Plus, 49% of its talent base is female, which is certainly an above-average stat for the tech arena.

11. West Monroe will offer you the opportunity to work with “strong, supportive, intelligent women mentors and peers! I am constantly in awe of the women I work with,” one employee says. Another touts that West Monroe “is a very open company that is built on creating future leaders. We all have a chance to speak up.”

12. You’ll get awesome perks and benefits if you find a job at Dow Jones. The “paid time off benefit is outstanding, which makes for a fantastic work-life balance.”

13. You'll get to work in an environment that "takes gender equality seriously" and one that has "a lot of opportunities and great leadership" if you puruse opportunities at Terex, a company that delivers lifecycle solutions to a broad range of industries, including construction, infrastructure, and manufacturing.

14. You'll be able to consider a company like United Technologies, which employees say "put[s] a lot of resources toward promoting women and diversity."

15. You’ll get a sense of what a “great [company] culture” looks like if you find a job at OnDeck, a company employees say is an “intense [and] passionate” place to work with “great growth, data, [an] awesome maternity leave policy, [and] smart people.”

16. You’ll have an “amazing opportunity to work with individuals who are star players” at Apple, a company that “strives to a give their employees a good work/life balance with generous maternity leave (for both men and women), paid family leave, flexible schedules Kin care, and many, many other family friendly practices.”

17. Not only does American Water offer competitive beneifts and health and wellness programs, but it also provides wonderful training and development opportunities. It's no wonder that employees call it "a great place to grow, innovate and become next generation future leaders."

18. At Bank of America, you'll have the opportunity to be part of what women call an “amazing company to work for [that] truly cares about their employees [and] hires based on qualifications and not gender" — plus BoA's Financial Advisor Development Program is an incredible opportunity.