Financial Services

PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Headquarters 
New York, NY
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PwC’s Distinctive Dialogues program engages company partners in candid discussions about what it’s like to be a female or multicultural employee.

Employees 
30330

Diversity isn’t an afterthought at this global accounting firm: It’s mission-critical. As U.S. Chairman Dennis Nally said last year, “Our clients want more women and minorities advising them to gain broader thinking and perspectives.”

KPMG

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Headquarters 
New York, NY
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KPMG donated $8.5 million to multicultural organizations in 2008.

Employees 
23811

Multicultural employees at this top accounting firm have access to career counseling, mentoring and coaching from day one.

Goldman Sachs

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Headquarters 
New York, NY
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The Goldman Sachs Multicultural Women’s Alliance is run by female managing directors and senior VPs from every business unit.

Employees 
14819

When a recent employee survey revealed that women of color can feel like “double outsiders,” grappling with issues related to both gender and race, this top investment bank was quick to respond.

Prudential Financial

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Headquarters 
Newark, NJ
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Free phone-based health coaching provides Prudential families with support when they need to lose weight, quit smoking or improve overall wellness.

Employees 
20512
Women 
55%

Flexible schedules have been used by employees at this Newark, NJ–based financial services firm for 30 years, but they got a boost in 2008 after new CEO John Strangfeld and his senior team rewrote their official diversity statement to include work/life balance and alternative arrangements.

RSM McGladrey

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Headquarters 
Bloomington, MN
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RSM McGladrey employees who use child care while working on weekends, pulling late hours or traveling for business receive coverage for up to $1,500 per year.

Employees 
9265
Women 
55%

Moms who work for this Bloomington, MN–based tax, accounting and business consulting firm can count on help in difficult times when they call its free work/life coach, who aids them in resolving financial, family and workplace issues.

Principal Financial Group

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Headquarters 
Des Moines, IA
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Employees who work at Principal Financial Group’s Des Moines headquarters have free, unlimited access to local buses year-round—even when they’re not working.

Employees 
13061
Women 
66%

After working at this financial services company for 17 years, Nora Everett last year was named president of Principal Funds, overseeing a $42 billion business.

PNC Financial Services Group

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Headquarters 
Pittsburgh, PA
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To help employees cope with last summer’s $4-per-gallon gas prices, PNC Financial Services Group launched a ride-share database; it’s been used by some 2,000 workers.

Women 
62%

When author Cathy Greenberg, PhD, was researching her new book, What Happy Working Mothers Know, she turned to women at this financial services firm for their secrets to work/life balance.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Headquarters 
New York, NY
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PricewaterhouseCooper’s Full Circle program allows women who “off-ramp” to stay connected with the firm for up to 5 years.

Employees 
30359
Women 
49%

Candid conversations about what it’s like to be a working mother filled conference rooms at this professional services firm last year, thanks to a traveling workshop that got women and their managers talking about the challenges of balancing home and work.

The Phoenix Companies

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Headquarters 
Hartford, CT
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10% matches on pretax dependent care accounts are available to Phoenix Companies employees.

Employees 
1139
Women 
54%

Staffers who wish to adopt but worry about the cost have a champion in this life insurance and financial services firm, which grants employees up to $9,000 each to cover the cost of bringing home a child under the age of 16 ($10,000 if that child has special needs).

Northern Trust

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Headquarters 
Chicago, IL
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Free online tutoring services make it easier for Northern Trust employees to help their children with difficult homework assignments.

Employees 
8419
Women 
54%

Just having someone to talk to comforted employees of this financial services giant last year, as recession fears prompted many to reach out to its confidential counselors and call its resource and referral line for legal and financial advice.

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