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Job-listing hub InHerSight revealed the top 25 companies for working women, according to female employee ratings. Major companies like Salesforce, Intuit, Google, and American Express made the list. HR tech company Ultimate Software took the top spot. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Work is still challenging for women - but some companies are more female-friendly than others.
InHerSight, a job-listing hub that rates a company's "female-friendliness," released a ranking of the top 25 companies for women. The list comes from taking top spots in 16 categories, among them:
Equal opportunities for women and men in the form of fair promotions and comparable salaries Strength of maternity and adoptive leave policies Female representation in company leadership The database has over 100,000 companies total, and millions of women who use the site, according to company data analyst Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza.
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Major tech companies like Google and Salesforce made the list, as did financial companies like Intuit and American Express.
The ranking is based on data provided by InHerSight from October 2019. However, McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza said these numbers are always shifting because employees submit their ratings for companies on a rolling basis.
Here are the top 25 companies for working women, with 5 stars being the highest rating:
15. Discover Financial Services received an overall rating of 3.7 stars.
Industry: Financial services
Total ratings: 1,791
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.1 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.2 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 4.0 stars
24. USAA received an overall rating of 3.8 stars.
Industry: Financial services
Total ratings: 2,666
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.5 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.0 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 3.7 stars
23. Edward Jones received an overall rating of 3.8 stars.
Industry: Financial services
Total ratings: 2,854
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.2 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.2 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 3.7 stars
22. Southern New Hampshire University received 3.8 stars.
Industry: Higher education
Total ratings: 789
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 3.7 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.4 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 4.5 stars
21. Teach for America received an overall rating of 3.8 stars.
Industry: Education management
Total ratings: 1,455
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.1 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.3 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 4.4 stars
20. Fidelity Investments received an overall rating of 3.8 stars.
Industry: Financial services
Total ratings: 3,384
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.5 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.0 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 4.2 stars
19. PwC received an overall rating of 3.8 stars.
Industry: Accounting
Total ratings: 5,760
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.4 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.1 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 3.5 stars
18. Google received an overall rating of 3.8 stars.
Industry: Internet
Total ratings: 4,225
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.2 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 3.7 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 3.2 stars
17. PayPal received an overall rating of 3.8 stars.
Industry: Internet
Total ratings: 1,482
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.4 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.0 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 3.9 stars
16. Principal Financial Group received an overall rating of 3.8 stars.
Industry: Financial services
Total ratings: 995
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.1 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.0 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 4.1 stars
15. American Express received an overall rating of 3.9 stars.
Industry: Financial services
Total ratings: 2,073
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.4 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.1 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 3.8 stars
14. Netflix received an overall rating of 3.9 stars.
Industry: Entertainment
Total ratings: 1,100
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.6 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.3 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 3.6 stars
13. lululemon athletica received an overall rating of 3.9 stars.
Industry: Retail
Total ratings: 3,109
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.1 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.5 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 4.7 stars
12. Facebook received an overall rating of 4.0 stars.
Industry: Internet
Total ratings: 1,473
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.4 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.0 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 3.7 stars
11. Progressive Insurance received an overall rating of 4.0 stars.
Industry: Insurance
Total ratings: 4,459
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.0 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.4 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 4.5 stars
10. Salesforce received an overall rating of 4.0 stars.
Industry: Internet
Total ratings: 1,290
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.5 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 3.8 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 3.2 stars
9. Johnson & Johnson received an overall rating of 4.0 stars.
Industry: Hospital and healthcare
Total ratings: 1,538
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.6 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.2 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 3.9 stars
8. Chronicle Books received an overall rating of 4.1 stars.
Industry: Publishing
Total ratings: 1,098
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.3
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.5
Female representation in leadership rating: 4.6
7. Intuit received an overall rating of 4.1 stars.
Industry: Computer software
Total ratings: 1,025
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.4
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.1
Female representation in leadership rating: 3.8
6. Boston Consulting Group received an overall rating of 4.2 stars.
Industry: Management consulting
Total ratings: 1,607
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.6
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.5
Female representation in leadership rating: 3.8
5. LinkedIn received an overall rating of 4.2 stars.
Industry: Internet
Total ratings: 1,037
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.4
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.1
Female representation in leadership rating: 3.5
4. Procore Technologies received an overall rating of 4.6 stars.
Industry: Computer software
Total ratings: 1,408
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.4
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.3
Female representation in leadership rating: 3.6
3. Rapid Response Monitoring received a 4.6 star overall rating
Industry: Public safety
Total ratings: 989
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.7
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.6
Female representation in leadership rating: 4.5
2. Amrock received a 4.6 star overall rating.
Industry: Real estate
Total ratings: 1,623
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.7 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.8 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 4.7 stars
1. Ultimate Software received a 4.7 star overall rating.
Industry: Computer software
Total ratings: 1,337
Maternity and adoptive leave rating: 4.8 stars
Equal opportunities for women and men rating: 4.7 stars
Female representation in leadership rating: 4.7 stars
