Top 5  Promotions and lateral job moves were earned by nearly half of all salaried women of color at this food­-manufacturing company in fiscal 2012, with growth being explosive at the level of director and officer (where their ranks have tripled over the past decade). Helping these employees reach greater heights are formal mentoring programs, in which diverse women are 32% of participants; those in the officer pipeline return the favor by “co-mentoring” top executives. Just as influential are the company’s 11 women’s networks, 10 diversity and inclusion councils and 6 nationwide groups for multicultural employees. Individual functions have their own programs, such as the People of Color Champions initiative, which promotes on-­boarding and development assistance for employees in marketing.

Chairman & CEO: Ken Powell

VP, Global Diversity & Inclusion: Ken Charles

Multicultural women represent…

7% of total employees

4% of corporate executives

5% of senior managers

7% of the top fifth of all earners

9% of all promotions to manager, senior manager or corporate executive in 2011

15% of the board of directors in 2011
 

What percentage of multicultural women employees participated in mentoring in 2011? 49%

What percentage of multicultural women employees participated in affinity groups in 2011? 45%