Achieving diversity goals is taken seriously by senior executives at this telecommunications company, where their income is affected by progress toward goals for promoting and retaining women. Female employees identified in talent reviews as prospective leaders are paired with executive mentors who help them pinpoint opportunities; annual tuition aid of up to $5,250 makes enhancing education more affordable. Under the direction of the Chairman’s Inclusion Council, female managers and general managers in line for senior executive positions can take part in accelerated development programs at AT&T University, located at headquarters, where they explore the company’s key business strategies and tackle important assignments to prepare for similar work in the future. They also practice making presentations to Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson’s team before the program ends.

Chairman & CEO: Randall Stephenson

Senior Executive VP, HR: Bill Blase

% of senior managers who are women: 25%

% of corporate executives who are women: 23%

% of promotions to manager, senior manager and corporate executive positions that went to women: 34%

% of the top 10% of the company’s earners who are women: 29%

% of corporate executives with profit-and-loss responsibility who are women: 25%

% of the executives running divisions with revenues of more than a billion dollars who are women: 20%

% of executives who report directly to the CEO who are women: 10%

% of the members of the board of directors who are women: 25%

% of female workforce participating in mentoring: 3%