2013 NAFE Top 50 Companies for Executive Women List

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When you’re navigating the business world, having like- minded colleagues around to motivate and support you can be vital to your success. To foster a sense of community among its members, this...

Marriott International

Top 10. Breaking boundaries for decades, this hospitality services company was the first in its industry to debut a formal diversity and inclusion program, as well as a leadership development...

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance

Keeping women engaged as they progress in their careers is a special focus for this insurance company, where they represent 36% of all employees at the assistant vice-president level and above (and...

MasterCard Worldwide

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...

Merck

Women landed 42% of all promotions to manager, senior manager and executive at this pharmaceutical company in 2011 and made up 75% of those served by its new Global Mentoring pilot, which found top...

Monsanto

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...

New York Life Insurance

It’s not hard to see why executive women would be drawn to this life insurance firm, which provides on-site medical centers and backup child care. Just as appealing are its career offerings, which...

The New York Times Company

To shape lasting careers at this legendary media company, women can take part in its formal mentoring program or join seven employee affinity groups that host mentoring circles. The popular REACH...

Northern Trust

With a wealth of business resource councils designed to meet the needs of its female leaders, working parents, rising professionals and multicultural employees, this financial services firm ensures...

Pfizer

This health care company keeps careful tabs on the representation of women in its higher echelons, scrutinizing annual Talent Reviews to identify current or future candidates for promotion. Women now...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Work life balance is important to the female attorneys who work for this law firm, and many take advantage of its alternative scheduling arrangements as they progress toward leadership roles....

The PNC Financial Services Group

Leadership programs offered by this financial services company give female employees at all levels a chance to hone their skills and advance up the career ladder. In 2011, women made up 66% of the...

The Principal Financial Group

In her 23 years with this financial services company, Deanna Strable has risen from actuarial assistant to senior vice president of its U.S. Insurance Solutions business, where she is responsible for...