Getting involved in the women’s network at this agricultural company gives many female employees their first taste of what it’s like to occupy a leadership role, and the relationships they form often prove invaluable as they rise. Managers who participate in the Regional Leadership Exchange program work together on critical business projects and engage in workshops and discussions that give them a greater understanding of the issues that face their company, as well as how to best contribute. Meanwhile, employees at the director level and above who are selected for the Global Leadership Exchange also confront company challenges and draw up recommendations for senior management.

CEO: Hugh Grant

Executive VP, HR: Steve Mizell

% of senior managers who are women: 36%

% of corporate executives who are women: 27%

% of the top 10% of the company’s earners who are women: 25%

% 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: 0%

% of executives who report directly to the CEO who are women: 13%

% of the members of the board of directors who are women: 27%