The Anita Borg Institute Announces 71% Increase in Participants for 2016 Top Companies for Women Technologists
Industry-Leading Program Designed to Benchmark Corporate Diversity Efforts and Identify Effective Practices to Increase the Representation of Women in Technical Roles
(firmenpresse) - PALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/14/16 -- The (ABI), a nonprofit organization focused on the advancement of women in computing, today announced that 60 organizations are participating in the annual , a national program that recognizes companies committed to building workplaces where women technologists can thrive. The 60 participating organizations, up 71 percent from 2015, represent more than 1.3 million US employees, including over 540,000 technologists, from a range of companies such as , , , and .
In its sixth year, Top Companies is the industry''s largest source of quantitative data for the representation of women in the technical workforce. It is built on an industry standard developed by ABI and provides a consistent benchmark for measuring the same data across all participating companies. Ranging in size from 200 employees to more than 68,000 employees, participating companies represent various industries including consulting, finance, insurance, media, research, retail, hardware, software, and information services. On average, 53 percent of the workforce at participating companies is in a technical role.
"Today, organizations in every industry rely on technology to drive innovation -- yet fail to tap into half of the world''s intellectual capital. Organizations must focus on recruiting, retaining and advancing women technologists in order to innovate and stay competitive," said , President and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute. "Beyond repeating anecdotes, the key to closing the gender gap is hard data. Top Companies is the only program of its kind that shows how the industry as a whole is progressing, which organizations are committed to diversity and what programs work to create measurable change."
Accenture Inc.
ACI Worldwide
ADP, LLC
Akamai Technologies
Allstate
Amazon.com, Inc.
American Express
Argonne National Laboratory
athenahealth
Bank of America
Best Buy Co., Inc.
BNY Mellon
CA Technologies
Capgemini
Capital One
CDW
Cisco Systems
Dell Inc.
eBay
Electronic Arts
EMC
Ericsson Inc.
Facebook
GoDaddy
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Google
Grubhub
Guidewire Software
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
HP Inc.
IBM
Intel Corporation
Intuit
Juniper Networks, Inc.
macys.com
Marketo
Microsoft Corporation
Nationwide
NetApp
NetSuite Inc.
New York Life Insurance
Pure Storage, Inc.
Qualcomm Incorporated
Rackspace
Salesforce
SAP
Squarespace, Inc.
SurveyMonkey
Symantec Corporation
Synopsys, Inc.
T. Rowe Price
Target
The New York Times
Thomson Reuters Corporation
ThoughtWorks
Twilio
USAA
Veritas Technologies LLC
Visa Inc.
Yahoo
At its core, Top Companies measures the representation of women technologists at entry, mid, senior, and executive levels, as well as the recruitment, retention and promotion of women in technical roles. This year, the program piloted two new forms of measurement -- programs and policies and employee experience -- which will be integrated into the program from 2017 onward.
Every organization that participates in Top Companies is a member of the Change Alliance, giving women technologists a trusted way to identify companies committed to building inclusive workplaces.
In early October, ABI will announce the Leadership Index, which lists the companies whose representation of women technologists is above the mean of all participants. The winner will be announced on stage in Houston on October 19 at the
Anita Borg Institute''s Top Companies for Women Technologists is a national program that recognizes companies committed to building workplaces where women in technology roles can thrive. The program uses a rigorous methodology to analyze data from participating organizations and produces insights across three key areas: representation, employee experience, and programs and policies.
The Anita Borg Institute (ABI) connects, inspires and guides women in computing and organizations that view technology innovation as a strategic imperative. Founded in 1997 by computer scientist Anita Borg, our reach extends to more than 65 countries. We believe technology innovation powers the global economy, and that women are crucial to building technology the world needs. ABI is a not-for-profit 501(c) 3 charitable organization.
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