2 Connecticut Employers Among Best For Diversity In U.S.: Forbes

Bristol-based ESPN is the best employer for diversity in the Connecticut, according to a new set of rankings released by Forbes on Tuesday. ESPN was ranked 36th on the overall list.

To compile the rankings, Forbes worked with research firm Statista. Forbes explains that Statista surveyed 30,000 U.S. employers in August of last year, asking questions about diversity, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age and disability. Statista also looked at factors like the gender split of companies' management teams and boards and the gap in diversity perceptions at a company.

Stanley Black & Decker was the only other Connecticut company on the list at number 67.

Levy, which took the third spot, has an eight-person executive team, half of whom are women.

According to Forbes, these are the top 10 companies for diversity in the U.S.:

1. Northern Trust, Chicago
2. The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
3. Levy, Chicago
4. Intuit, Mountain View, California
5. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
6. Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa
7. Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
8. Wegmans Food Markets, Austin, Texas
9. Keller Williams Realty, Austin, Texas
10. AbbVie, North Chicago

You can see the full list of employers that made the list here and read more via Forbes here.

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