PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - Jul 14, 2016) - The Anita Borg Institute (ABI), a nonprofit organization focused on the advancement of women in computing, today announced that 60 organizations are participating in the annual Top Companies for Women Technologists, 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 Google, eBay, Target, Facebook and American Express.
Every company is a technology company
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 Telle Whitney, 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."
2016 participants:
- 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.
- GoDaddy
- Goldman Sachs & Co.
- 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
Measuring what matters
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.
Winner to be announced at GHC 2016
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 Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing.
About Top Companies
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.
About Anita Borg Institute
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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