3 MD Companies Among Best Workplaces For Women: Fortune

MARYLAND — A recent ranking put together by the business magazine Fortune identified the 100 best places to work for women across the United States. Maryland is home to three of them.

Fortune selected organizations for its list based on an anonymous 60-question survey that went out to more than 4.6 million U.S. employees. Workplaces that created an environment where employees felt like they could reach their maximum potential stood out.

Fifteen percent of the ranking was based on how well-represented women were overall in the company and in management positions.

Those with more than 1,000 employees were in the large workplaces category. To be considered for Fortune's rankings, these companies had to employ at least 50 women; at least 20 percent of non-executive managers had to be female; and companies were required to have at least one female executive.

Two Maryland-based headquarters made the 75 best large workplaces for women list.

Marriott International came in at No. 18. The Bethesda-based hospitality company has more than 133,000 employees around the world.

• Overall, 54 percent of its employees are women.
• Women make up 53 percent of the management team in non-executive positions.
• Women fill about 35 percent of executive/manager positions in the company.

"Promotions from within are always being discussed, which makes you feel like you are part of something bigger and can really advance your career," one employee said of working at Marriott.

Brightview Senior Living was No. 48 on the list. Headquartered in Baltimore, the senior housing company employs nearly 4,000 people.

• The company is 79 percent women.
• Women hold 68 percent of non-executive positions on the management team.
• Women fill about 41 percent of executive/manager positions in the company.

An employee supervisor said of working at Brightview: "...management has a team of very smart and caring women that care about staff members and residents."

The 75 workplaces that made the rankings represented 16 different industries, including construction, hospitality, real estate and transportation. The financial services and insurance sector had the highest number of workplaces on the list, with 18.

Here are the 10 best large workplaces for women in the United States, according to Fortune:

1. Hilton
2. Ultimate Software
3. Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
4. Cooley LLP
5. Texas Health Resources
6. Encompass Health — Home Health & Hospice
7. Salesforce
8. HubSpot
9. Navy Federal Credit Union
10. Workday

When it came to organizations that had fewer than 1,000 employees, one Maryland company made Fortune's list of the 25 best small and medium workplaces for women.

Child Trends, which employs 177 people, was No. 5. The research organization, which is based in Bethesda, focuses on improving the lives of young people.

• The company is 92 percent women.
• Women hold 91 percent of non-executive positions on the management team.
• It truly stands out because women hold 100 percent of its executive/management positions.

Here are the top five small-to-medium U.S. workplaces for women, according to Fortune:

1. KnowBe4 Inc.
2. BambooHR
3. Collaborative Solutions
4. Roth Staffing Companies
5. Child Trends

— By Patch staffers Gus Saltonstall and Elizabeth Janney