Leaders at this payments technology company support its Gender Initiative by analyzing the needs of female employees and providing them with the education and market experience required for the upper ranks. Women gain insight on their way up by participating in the company’s executive Leadership Program, which allows them to obtain professional coaching, analyze global business issues and upgrade their networking skills. The internal Women’s Leadership Network provides additional mentoring, training, roundtable discussions and leadership workshops, along with the Global Women’s Summit, which encourages attendees to consider the need for entrepreneurship and work life integration.

President & CEO: Ajay Banga

Chief HR Officer: Stephanie Voquer

% of senior managers who are women: 33%

% of corporate executives who are women: 33%

% of the top 10% of the company’s earners who are women: 33%

% of corporate executives with profit-and-loss responsibility who are women: 33%

% of the executives running divisions with revenues of more than a billion dollars who are women: 25%

% of executives who report directly to the CEO who are women: 50%

% of the members of the board of directors who are women: 17%