NEW YORK, March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DigitasLBi has been
named one of the 2015 "NAFE Top Companies for Executive Women" by
the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), which honors
American corporations that identify and promote successful
women.
"We're counting the numbers of women in senior management at
America's top companies and are happy to find that companies are
responding to the competition," says Dr. Betty Spence, NAFE President. "The 2015 NAFE Top
Companies demonstrate their understanding that having women in top
executive posts increases the bottom line."
The full list of this year's winners is posted on
workingmother.com and nafe.com.
Compared with last year's list, findings for the 2015 NAFE Top
50 Companies reveal that:
- The percentage of women who hold board seats at the 2015 NAFE
Top Companies grew to 29% from 27% last year.
- Forty percent of top earners at the 2015 NAFE Top 50 are women,
up from 35% last year.
- Half of the winning companies now have four or more women board
directors; at the NAFE Top 50, 29% of board members are women,
compared with just 19% at the S&P 500.
- Fifty-eight percent of the 2015 NAFE Top Companies now offer
sponsorship programs, compared with 42% in 2013; 98% offer job
rotations, up from 80% two years ago.
- Female representation at the CEO level held steady at 10% over
the last four years at NAFE Top Companies—that's twice the
percentage at the Fortune 500.
"We're extremely proud that DigitasLBi has
been named a NAFE Top Company for Executive Women," says Tony
Weisman, CEO, DigitasLBi North
America. "Diversity and balance of leadership are must-haves
in order to succeed in business and attract the best talent. It's
incumbent on all of us to lead by example to affect meaningful
change. With voices like NAFE, active partnerships with
organizations such as the 3% Conference, and in-house programs
like Women@Digitas, we are sending a clear signal that we take
equality in leadership representation very seriously."
Subha Barry, Vice President and
General Manager, Working Mother Media, says, "This year's winners
work hard to nurture corporate cultures that advance and promote
women. Top companies continue to support advancement programs; the
percentage of companies that offer job rotation, succession
planning and career counseling increased from 2014."
About the Methodology
The 2015 NAFE Top Companies
application includes more than 200 questions on female
representation at all levels, especially the corporate officer and
profit-and-loss ranks. The vetting process includes tracking access
and usage of programs and policies that promote the advancement of
women as well as the training and accountability of managers in
relation to the number of women who advance. In order to be
eligible for the NAFE Top Companies survey, entrants must have a
minimum of 1,000 employees, two women on the Board of Directors and
be a public or private company. NAFE also separately names the Top
10 companies in the non-profit sector.
About NAFE
The National Association for Female
Executives (NAFE), founded in 1972, serves 20,000 members
nationwide with networking, tools and solutions to strengthen and
grow their careers and businesses. Working Mother magazine
publishes the annual NAFE Top Companies list. NAFE.com provides
up-to-date information, community for women in business and access
to member benefits. NAFE is a division of Working Mother Media,
owned by the Bonnier Corporation.
About DigitasLBi
DigitasLBi is a global marketing and
technology agency that transforms businesses for the digital age.
We help companies of all shapes and sizes decide What's Next… and
then we take them there. Also a top ten global agency, DigitasLBi
is comprised of 6,000 digital and technology experts across 40
offices in 25 countries worldwide. DigitasLBi is a member of
Publicis Groupe, [listed on the Euronext Paris Exchange –
FR0000130577 – and part of the CAC 40 index] the world's third
largest communications group. With approximately 60,000
professionals spanning 108 countries on five continents, Publicis
Groupe offers local and international clients a complete range of
communications services. http://www.publicisgroupe.com
@PublicisGroupe
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