2005 Winners Sorted by Percentage of IT Managers Who Are Women
For the 12th consecutive year, Computerworld conducted a survey to identify the 100 Best Places to Work for IT professionals.
In November 2004, Computerworld accepted nominations. To qualify to complete the company survey, participating companies, both public and private, had to have 2004 revenue of $250 million or greater and they had to employ a minimum of 500 people in the U.S. and have at least 100 IT employees in the U.S. Participants submitting nominations were asked to provide the name and contact information of an appropriate individual at their company who was familiar with or had access to employment statistics and financial data, as well as information about benefits policies and programs for the IT department and the company as a whole. Click here to view a detailed methodology.
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IT employee promotions in 2004
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Percentage of IT managers who are womenPercentage of IT managers who are minorities
Percentage of IT staff who are women
Percentage of IT staff who are minorities
Training budget per IT employee in 2004
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| Rank In This Category | Employer | Percentage of IT managers who are women | Region |
| 1 | Securian Financial Group Inc. (7) St. Paul, Minn. | 53% | North Central |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania (8) Philadelphia | 53% | Middle Atlantic |
| 3 | BellSouth Corp. (43) Atlanta | 53% | South Atlantic |
| 4 | NASD (85) Rockville, Md. | 52% | South Atlantic |
| 5 | Progress Software Corp. (95) Bedford, Mass. | 52% | New England |
| 6 | Northrop Grumman Corp. (86) Los Angeles | 52% | Pacific |
| 7 | Hogan & Hartson LLP (94) Washington | 50% | South Atlantic |
| 8 | Sutter Health (25) Sacramento, Calif. | 49% | Pacific |
| 9 | Partners HealthCare System Inc. (42) Wellesley, Mass. | 49% | New England |
| 10 | Universal Health Services Inc. (9) King of Prussia, Pa. | 47% | Middle Atlantic |
| 11 | Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. (59) Harrisburg, Pa. | 47% | Middle Atlantic |
| 12 | Regions Financial Corp. (100) Montgomery, Ala. | 47% | South Central |
| 13 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (13) Lowell, Ark. | 46% | South Central |
| 14 | General Mills Inc. (28) Minneapolis | 46% | North Central |
| 15 | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (16) Miami | 45% | South Atlantic |
| 16 | Harrah's Entertainment Inc. (15) Las Vegas | 44% | Mountain |
| 17 | Nemours (98) Jacksonville, Fla. | 44% | South Atlantic |
| 18 | SAS Institute Inc. (24) Cary, N.C. | 43% | South Atlantic |
| 19 | Allstate Insurance Co. (49) Northbrook, Ill. | 43% | North Central |
| 20 | Marriott International Inc. (27) Washington | 43% | South Atlantic |
| 21 | Principal Financial Group Inc. (37) Des Moines | 42% | North Central |
| 22 | PHH Mortgage Corp. (23) Mt. Laurel, N.J. | 41% | Middle Atlantic |
| 23 | Edward D. Jones & Co. (75) St. Louis | 41% | North Central |
| 24 | Hewitt Associates LLC (83) Lincolnshire, Ill. | 41% | North Central |
| 25 | Ohio Savings Bank (33) Cleveland | 41% | North Central |
| 26 | Paychex Inc. (52) Rochester, N.Y. | 40% | Middle Atlantic |
| 27 | Science Applications International Corp. (77) San Diego | 40% | Pacific |
| 28 | National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (78) Arlington, Va. | 40% | South Atlantic |
| 29 | West, a Thomson business (58) Eagan, Minn. | 40% | North Central |
| 30 | American Family Insurance Group (30) Madison, Wis. | 39% | North Central |
| 31 | Aetna Inc. (96) Hartford, Conn. | 39% | New England |
| 32 | Xerox Corp. (93) Stamford, Conn. | 39% | New England |
| 33 | Comerica Inc (69) Auburn Hills, Mich. | 39% | North Central |
| 34 | Grant Thornton LLP (18) Chicago | 38% | North Central |
| 35 | Mount Carmel Health System (35) Columbus, Ohio | 38% | North Central |
| 36 | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. (53) Columbus, Ohio | 38% | North Central |
| 37 | Qualcomm Inc. (6) San Diego | 37% | Pacific |
| 38 | Discover Financial Services Inc. (55) Riverwoods, Ill. | 37% | North Central |
| 39 | J.C. Penney Co. (88) Plano, Texas | 37% | South Central |
| 40 | University of Miami (2) Coral Gables, Fla. | 35% | South Atlantic |
| 41 | Automotive Resources International (11) Mt. Laurel, N.J. | 35% | Middle Atlantic |
| 42 | Honeywell Interntional Inc. (80) Morristown, N.J. | 35% | Middle Atlantic |
| 43 | Miami-Dade County (60) Miami | 35% | South Atlantic |
| 44 | Publix Super Markets Inc. (56) Lakeland, Fla. | 35% | South Atlantic |
| 45 | Nextel Communications Inc. (41) Reston, Va. | 35% | South Atlantic |
| 46 | MasterCard International Inc. (40) Purchase, N.Y. | 35% | Middle Atlantic |
| 47 | Hilton Hotels Corp. (34) Beverly Hills, Calif. | 35% | Pacific |
| 48 | Philip Morris USA Inc. (14) Richmond, Va. | 35% | South Atlantic |
| 49 | Assurant Solutions (19) Atlanta | 34% | South Atlantic |
| 50 | Northern Trust Corp. (63) Chicago | 34% | North Central |
| 51 | Nielsen Media Research Inc. (97) New York | 34% | Middle Atlantic |
| 52 | Cerner Corp. (48) Kansas City, Mo. | 34% | North Central |
| 53 | Aflac Inc. (26) Columbus, Ga. | 34% | South Atlantic |
| 54 | Quicken Loans Inc. (1) Livonia, Mich. | 33% | North Central |
| 55 | Quest Diagnostics Inc. (68) Teterboro, N.J. | 33% | Middle Atlantic |
| 56 | DTE Energy Co. (81) Detroit | 33% | North Central |
| 57 | Vision Service Plan (31) Rancho Cordova, Calif. | 33% | Pacific |
| 58 | Health Care Service Corp. (21) Chicago | 32% | North Central |
| 59 | CNA Financial Corp. (87) Chicago | 32% | North Central |
| 60 | The Mitre Corp. (10) McLean, Va. | 31% | South Atlantic |
| 61 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (20) East Hanover, N.J. | 31% | Middle Atlantic |
| 62 | State Street Corp. (89) Boston | 31% | New England |
| 63 | LexisNexis Group (44) Miamisburg, Ohio | 31% | North Central |
| 64 | Verizon Wireless (29) Bedminster, N.J. | 30% | Middle Atlantic |
| 65 | National City Corp. (74) Cleveland | 30% | North Central |
| 66 | Ford Motor Co. (32) Dearborn, Mich. | 29% | North Central |
| 67 | HSBC North America Holdings Inc. (76) Prospect Heights, Ill. | 29% | North Central |
| 68 | Staples Inc. (51) Framingham, Mass. | 29% | New England |
| 69 | FedEx Corp. (12) Memphis | 28% | South Central |
| 70 | EarthLink Inc. (66) Atlanta | 28% | South Atlantic |
| 71 | The Vanguard Group Inc. (57) Valley Forge, Pa. | 28% | Middle Atlantic |
| 72 | California State Automobile Association (54) San Francisco | 27% | Pacific |
| 73 | Carlson Cos. (70) Minnetonka, Minn. | 27% | North Central |
| 74 | GMAC Insurance Holdings Inc. (91) Winston-Salem, N.C. | 27% | South Atlantic |
| 75 | Ernst & Young (47) Lyndhurst, N.J. | 26% | Middle Atlantic |
| 76 | Corning Inc. (71) Corning, N.Y. | 26% | Middle Atlantic |
| 77 | USAA (17) San Antonio | 25% | South Central |
| 78 | United Parcel Service Inc. (22) Atlanta | 24% | South Atlantic |
| 79 | International Truck and Engine Corp. (67) Warrenville, Ill. | 24% | North Central |
| 80 | Network Appliance Inc. (5) Sunnyvale, Calif. | 23% | Pacific |
| 81 | Southern California Edison Co. (73) Rosemead, Calif. | 23% | Pacific |
| 82 | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (36) McLean, Va. | 23% | South Atlantic |
| 83 | CDW Corporation (39) Vernon Hills, Ill. | 22% | North Central |
| 84 | Temple University (64) Philadelphia | 22% | Middle Atlantic |
| 85 | Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (46) Chicago | 22% | North Central |
| 86 | U.S. Postal Service (65) Washington | 21% | South Atlantic |
| 87 | Apollo Group Inc. (38) Phoenix | 20% | Mountain |
| 88 | Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. (92) Burlington, N.J. | 20% | Middle Atlantic |
| 89 | Scientific-Atlanta Inc. (99) Lawrenceville, Ga. | 20% | South Atlantic |
| 90 | Schneider National Inc. (61) Green Bay, Wis. | 20% | North Central |
| 91 | American Fidelity Assurance Co. (3) Oklahoma City | 19% | South Central |
| 92 | National Information Solutions Cooperative Inc. (45) Mandan, N.D. | 19% | North Central |
| 93 | Caterpillar Inc. (62) Peoria, Ill. | 19% | North Central |
| 94 | American Century Investments (4) Kansas City, Mo. | 17% | North Central |
| 95 | DaimlerChrysler AG (82) Auburn Hills, Mich. | 17% | North Central |
| 96 | Acxiom Corp. (79) Little Rock, Ark. | 15% | South Central |
| 97 | Juniper Networks Inc. (50) Sunnyvale, Calif. | 11% | Pacific |
| 98 | Infosys Technologies Ltd. (90) Fremont, Calif. | 6% | Pacific |
| 99 | Aquila Inc. (84) Kansas City, Mo. | 5% | North Central |
| 100 | Eastman Chemical Co. (72) Kingsport, Tenn. | 4% | South Central |
SOURCES: Company-submitted surveys, company Web sites, Hoovers.com | |||