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Working Mother Reveals its Top Companies for Multicultural Women
Working Mother magazine recently released its “20 Best Companies for Multicultural Women.” The “2008 Working Mother Best Companies for Multicultural Women” were selected through an application process that includes questions about a company’s work force (such as number of women of color in top positions); culture (programs for women of color); external programs (diversity activities); and work/life programs (child care, elder care). This year, the most weight was given to questions involving the representation, recruitment, and retention of women of color, the magazine points out.
This year’s 20 best companies show a 49 percent increase in the number of women of color who are senior managers, with American Express, Ernst & Young, General Mills, IBM, and PricewaterhouseCoopers topping the list. Women of color represented 13 percent of all new hires last year, 14 percent of all employees, and 7 percent of the top 20 earners at the top firms.
Following is the list:
The 2008 Working Mother Best Companies for Multicultural Women:
- Allstate Insurance, Northbrook, IL
- American Electric Power, Columbus, OH
- American Express, New York, NY
- Chubb & Son, Warren, NJ
- Citi, New York, NY
- Colgate-Palmolive, New York, NY
- Credit Suisse Securities, New York, NY
- Deloitte, New York, NY
- Ernst & Young, New York, NY
- General Mills, Minneapolis, MN
- IBM, Armonk, NY
- JPMorgan Chase, New York, NY
- Kraft Foods, Northfield, IL
- MetLife, New York, NY
- PepsiCo, Purchase, NY
- PricewaterhouseCoopers, New York, NY
- Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH
- TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Lake Forest, IL
- Verizon Communications, New York, NY
- Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, AR
Some of Working Mother’s highlighted diversity statistics from the survey include:
- 15 percent of Allstate’s managers hired in 2006 were women of color.
- 31 percent of Citi’s top female earners are women of color.
- 17 percent of new hires at Credit Suisse last year were women of color.
- 28 percent of the women in IBM’s leadership training program in 2007 were women of color.
- 20 percent of the members of PepsiCo’s board of directors are women of color.
- 20 percent of P&G’s management hires since 2004 have been women of color.
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Women For Hire Career Expos
Women For Hire career expos are high-caliber recruiting events that enable talented women in all fields to meet directly with recruiters and hiring managers from top employers. Whether you're an experienced professional with several years of experience under your belt or a graduating college student, these one-day events are an ideal chance to launch or advance your career.
Fall 2008 Career Expo Schedule
Boston: September 23
Philadelphia: September 25
Washington, DC: October 2
Chicago: October 7
Atlanta: October 14
Dallas: October 16
Minneapolis: October 21
Tampa: October 29
New York: November 11
Los Angeles: November 20
Come to the Women For Hire expo in your city and take a break from the bad news. Renew your energy, your optimism, and your vow to make your career goals happen. Experts may say that companies aren’t hiring, but we know many top employers that are eager to hire qualified professional women.
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Apply Now for the IWL Leadership Scholars Program!
The Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL) invites first year students and sophomores to apply for the Leadership Scholars Certificate Program, a two-year selective, interdisciplinary certificate program in women’s leadership. The Leadership Scholars Certificate Program, offered through the IWL and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, is a 19-credit program that includes small seminars, career-building internships, one-on-one advising and mentoring, and funding for social action projects that connect theory and practice. The program explores women’s leadership and contributions to social change, and offers the opportunity to enhance students’ own leadership abilities.
Applications are due April 1 for Fall 2008. All majors and college affiliations are welcome; there is a minimum 3.0 GPA requirement. For more information or to apply online, please see our website at http://iwl.rutgers.edu or email Sasha Taner at sdwood@rci.rutgers.edu.
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WINGS (Women INvesting in and Guiding
Students) mentoring program |
| The
Center for Women and Work – Institute for Women’s
Leadership is seeking applications from undergraduate women
for the 2006-2007 WINGS (Women INvesting in and Guiding Students)
mentoring program with successful women at Johnson & Johnson,
Deloitte and Touche, and Wachovia Bank. |
| WINGS
is a voluntary opportunity for selected Rutgers sophomores,
juniors and seniors to learn about the mentoring process before
they enter the workforce, make connections with professional
role models, develop networks to expand career opportunities,
and hear first-hand accounts of successful strategies to address
workplace issues. |
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If you
are a sophomore, junior or senior and have at least a 3.0
GPA, please download an application from http://www.cww.rutgers.edu
and submit application materials to Connie Ellis at ellisc@rci.rutgers.edu
or send to:
Connie Ellis
ellisc@rci.rutgers.edu
Institute for Women's Leadership
162 Ryders Lane, Third Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08901 |
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For more
information, see www.cww.rutgers.edu
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| Garden
State Women's Magazine |
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Garden
State Women's Magazine. Their goal is to empower New
Jersey women by providing them, through publications, events,
website and professional connections, with important, relevant
and actionable information, resources and contacts that can
enable them to succeed both personally and professionally. |
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| National
Association of Female Executives |
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are F.U.N. - Females United Network, a group of young (ages
20-30) Women who are looking to expand their professional development
by using the experiences and skills of our contacts. |
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NYC
Metro Network of the National Association
of Female Executives (NAFE) |
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We are
looking to do this in a FUN, informal atmosphere. Ideas for
Programs and Events include:
Mentoring Program with NAFE Members
Skill-Sharing
Networking Parties with Young Professional Organizations
For more
information, please email:femalesunited@yahoo.com |
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Join FUN
online!
Check out the membership options online at http://www.femalesunited.org/join.html.
Take advantage of the benefits that membership with FUN can
offer you. |
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| Rutgers
University - The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) |
The
Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) is a university-based
research, education and public service center. Its mission is
to promote greater knowledge and understanding about women's
participation in politics and government and to enhance women's
influence and leadership in public life.
(http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/index.html) |
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| Rutgers’
Center for Women and Work to create Nontraditional Career Center |
| The
Center for Women and Work at Rutgers, The State University of
New Jersey, has been awarded nearly $1 million over three years
from the New Jersey Department of Education to establish a Nontraditional
Career Resource Center. |
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new center will assist New Jersey students in grades seven through
12 in identifying and training for professions that now attract
less than 25 percent of their gender. These include engineering,
science, technology and the building trades for women, and nursing
and nutrition for men. |
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Nontraditional Career Resource Center offices will be located
at Rutgers’ Labor Education Center, 50 Labor Center Way,
New Brunswick. |
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| Summer
Housing for Women Interns in NYC |
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Webster Apartments - 419 West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan |
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Women
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Facilities: Dining room, recreational areas, library, lounge
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Rooms:
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| THE
VANGUARD® WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| Learn
about Vanguard's
scholarship opportunities for women. |
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| THE
NEW YORK WOMEN IN COMMUNICATION INC. FOUNDATION |
| Learn
about scholarship opportunities for women. |
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| See
our career-related
links section for women and find additional information
to help with your career development. |
