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FALL 2015

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100 BEST COMPANIES FOR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT d i v e r s i t y w o m a n . c o m Fa l l 2 0 1 5 D I V E R S I T Y W O M A N 41 Diageo North America Norwalk, CT Beverages • High % of female managers • 27% of employees at the VP level and above are women • New mentoring circles for women, people of color, and LGBT employ- ees Discovery Communications Silver Spring, MD Mass media • High % of female managers/executives • Family-friendly • On-site child care at Discovery Kids Place, with books, educational toys, and saltwater fshtanks DuPont Wilmington, DE Chemicals • Mentorship programs • Female CEO • Women make up more than 20% of participants in internal manage- ment and leadership training programs Edelman New York, NY Public relations • High % of female executives • 41% of global senior leaders are women • 66% of US board members are women Edward Jones St. Louis, MO Financial services • High % of female employees • Between 2009 and 2013, new fnancial advisors were 20 to 25% women and 10 to 15% people of color Eli Lilly and Company Indianapolis, IN Pharmaceuti- cal • Women included in succession planning • 29% of corporate executives are women Ernst & Young LLP New York, NY Professional services • Sponsorship programs • 48% female workforce • Professional Women's Network, with more than 50 chapters across the US and Canada Finnegan Washington, DC Law firm • High % of female managers and execu- tives • Family-friendly • Flexible work schedules, generous paid parental leave, and backup child care FINRA Washington, DC Financial services • Family-friendly • Mentorship programs • Women's Network helps women advance and develop skills for thriv- ing at work and home First Horizon National Memphis, TN Financial services • High % of recent pro- motions for manager level and above given to women • In 2014, more than 60% of hires at manager and senior manager level were women Fleishman-Hillard St. Louis, MO Public relations • High % of recent pro- motions for manager level and above given to women • 40% of executive management team are women Freddie Mac McLean, VA Financial services • High % of recent pro- motions for manager level and above given to women • In 2012, nearly 50 percent of promotions were given to women, one- third of them at the manager level and above Genentech South San Francisco, CA Biotechnol- ogy • Family-friendly • High % of female managers and execu- tives are women • The Executive Committee has made it a goal to bring more women into leadership General Electric Fairfeld, CT Conglo- morate • Family-friendly • Mentorship program • 24% of managers and executives are women • Women's Network supports female employees' professional develop- ment by sharing the knowledge and experiences of successful women at GE • Professional development courses and college scholarships for women General Mills Golden Valley, MN Food processing • Family-friendly • 37% of senior managers are women General Motors Detroit, MI Automotive • High % of female executives • Female CEO Goldman Sachs New York, NY Commercial banking • Mentorship programs • Family friendly • Internal mentoring of women and people of color • 10,000 Women initiative launched by the Goldman Sachs Foundation to provide high-potential women entrepreneurs in 43 countries with business and management education, mentoring, and networking

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