Living a balanced life means spending time in your community, not sacrificing every day to the office. this financial services firm recognizes and respects its employees’ real-­world obligations by supporting alternative schedules (everything from flextime and telecom­muting to compressed workweeks) and rewarding those who engage in philanthropy and volunteerism. Its good works program matches employee donations to nonprofit organizations and doles out grants of up to $1,000 to those who spend at least 15 hours annually helping a charity or educational institution. Employees bond via experiences and encourage one another in the firm’s Women of Color Connections network, with its five U.S. chapters. As a standout among 10 internal business resource groups (serving 35,000 employees worldwide), it introduces them to leadership training and career development programs and provides sponsors and mentors who can both champion their success and offer advice at critical junctures.

Chairman & CEO: Jamie Dimon

Managing Director, Global Head of Diversity: Patricia David

Multicultural women represent…

28% of total employees

8% of corporate executives

5% of senior managers

11% of the top fifth of all earners

23% of all promotions to manager, senior manager or corporate executive in 2011

0% of the board of directors in 2011
 

What percentage of multicultural women employees participated in mentoring in 2011? 3%

What percentage of multicultural women employees participated in affinity groups in 2011? 18%