Despite its smaller workforce, this secondary mortgage lender wows in its first appearance on our list, offering its 5,000+ employees opportunities that exceed those of larger organizations. Impressively, diverse workers fill 48% of all jobs, make up 44% of all hires and earn 46% of all promotions—and they’re increasingly well represented at the top, too, comprising 17% of all new officers. Rising female directors and officers are helped along by the Freddie Mac Women’s Cohort Program, which offers sponsorship, mentoring and skills training. Career coaching, leadership panels and heritage events entertain and inform members of the company’s seven employee networks, to which 25% of the workforce belongs. Diversity training includes one-day development workshops addressing the professional challenges faced by African American, Asian, Hispanic/Latino and female employees.

CEO: Ed Haldeman
Senior VP & CDO: Dwight Robinson

Multicultural women represent…
22% of total employees
7% of corporate executives
8% of senior managers
6% of the top earners
18% of the company promotions in 2010
9% of the board of directors in 2010
 
What percent of the multicultural women employees participated in mentoring? --

What percent of the multicultural women employees participated in affinity groups? 49%