Employee Reviews
(Winged ratings measure job satisfaction on scale of 1 to 5)
Anonymous shared this review of Northwestern University, United States on Apr 2nd, 2020
"Great benefits and overall work environment is good. Many opportunity here for career growth."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Northwestern University can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Level of Flexibility
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5
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"Yes"
14 Weeks Paid | 0 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend Northwestern University to other women?
"Yes"
How supportive is your manager?
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5
Which benefits are offered?
Parental leave, Health care, Childcare, Pension
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Anonymous shared this review of Northwestern University, United States on Feb 24th, 2020
"Great place to work all around, regardless of gender. Go Wildcats!"
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Northwestern University can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Level of Flexibility
1
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5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours, Policies, Culture
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"No / Unsure"
Would you recommend Northwestern University to other women?
"Yes"
How supportive is your manager?
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5
Which benefits are offered?
Parental leave, Health care, Childcare, Pension
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Anonymous shared this review of Northwestern University, United States on Jul 29th, 2019
"Each department and/or center operates like a small business. The quality of the work experience depends greatly on the specific department/center."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"No"
One thing Northwestern University can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Position or Department
Program Administrator, Healthcare
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
Recent Bonus
$0
Level of Flexibility
1
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5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"Yes"
4 Weeks Paid | 12 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend Northwestern University to other women?
"Maybe"
How supportive is your manager?
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5
Which benefits are offered?
Parental leave, Health care, Childcare, Pension
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Anonymous shared this review of Northwestern University on Jan 24th, 2019
"In order to get the full maternity benefit (it's good), you have to have worked at NU for 4 years first. It's worth the wait, but it's quite a commitment and requires advanced family planning. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Northwestern University can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Position or Department
Director, Operations
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Level of Flexibility
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5
"Flexibility likely depends on the position. Roles that are faculty facing don't allow much flexibility."
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Northwestern University to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Northwestern University on Jun 11th, 2018
"Support other women. Advocate for yourself and your career. Find a sponsor. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Northwestern University can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Northwestern University to other women?
"Maybe"
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Anonymous shared this review of Northwestern University on May 16th, 2018
"Promotion opportunities are difficult to assess internally, but if you are able to crack the code, it's a great place to work. Or, if you're comfortable with either a lateral move, or growing within the same department without formal promotion. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Northwestern University can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Recent Bonus
$0
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Northwestern University to other women?
"Maybe"
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Anonymous shared this review of Northwestern University on Jul 23rd, 2017
"Great benefits, great maternity leave, great retirement matching, and there is a huge effort across the university to (a) hire women in executive positions, and (b) raise the salaries of women who are not at a comparative level as their male counterparts."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Northwestern University can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Position or Department
Sr Systems Analyst, IT
Recent Salary
$80k-$100k
Recent Bonus
$0
Level of Flexibility
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5
"I think some managers are more flexible than others - I wish there was a little more flexibility across campus."
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
6 Weeks Paid | 4 Weeks Unpaid
"My maternity leave occurred RIGHT before they changed the leave from only 6-8 weeks of full disability pay (with option to keep job for 12 weeks, using accrued time off or as unpaid leave) to a full 12 weeks of maternity pay with the option of up to 6 months unpaid for employees who have worked here for at least a year. Paternity leave is also offered for up to 4 weeks. This applies to mothers/fathers who have adopted as well."
Would you recommend Northwestern University to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Northwestern University on Apr 11th, 2017
"Nice place to work at. Good evironment. Can be family friendly depends on the boss to work with."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Northwestern University can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
Recent Bonus
$0
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Northwestern University to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Northwestern University on Apr 7th, 2017
"Make sure to investigate who you're working for. Most managers and teams are supportive and enthusiastic. Some are not."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Northwestern University can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
Recent Bonus
$0
Level of Flexibility
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"Flexibility is lower at entry level, and there are some paths where moving up is not an option."
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Northwestern University to other women?
"Maybe"
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Anonymous shared this review of Northwestern University on Jan 5th, 2017
"Carefully choose advisor and identify support network. Talk with other students before joining lab."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
One thing Northwestern University can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
Recent Bonus
$0
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Northwestern University to other women?
"Maybe"
Want to submit a response?
Anonymous shared this review of Northwestern University on Apr 29th, 2016
"FMLA leave is unbeatable if you have been there for 3 years or more. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
One thing Northwestern University can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Position or Department
HR Manager
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Northwestern University to other women?
"Yes"
Want to submit a response?
Anonymous shared this review of Northwestern University on Apr 6th, 2016
"It gets better for the longer tenured women."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
One thing Northwestern University can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Northwestern University to other women?
"Yes"
Want to submit a response?
Anonymous shared this review of Northwestern University on Mar 21st, 2016
"The department definitely needs more women professors, but in my time here I didn't ever feel like I was discriminated against. The University as a whole is pretty good about promoting women-centered events and seminars as well through the Women's Center."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Position or Department
Graduate Student, Chemistry
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Northwestern University to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Northwestern University on Mar 21st, 2016
"Great benefits, limited career growth."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Position or Department
Program Assistant
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Northwestern University to other women?
"Maybe"
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Anonymous shared this review of Northwestern University on Mar 21st, 2016
"There are a lot of women in higher up administrative positions, but on the whole women are more scarce among the faculty. Most of the business offices are made up of women, but men still seem to occupy the positions of power."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Position or Department
Administrative Assistant
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Northwestern University to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Northwestern University on Mar 21st, 2016
"Women are actually occupying many of the higher level positions here. However, women do not make as much money as men and you really need to push very hard during the negotiation stage. There is always more money available than they want you to believe. Also, maternity leave is not frowned upon here and people cover for you as much as possible when you're out."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Position or Department
Department Manager
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Northwestern University to other women?
"Yes"
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