The Best Workplaces for Diversity

Fortune and Great Place to Work partnered with Essence and People en Español to survey companies that make inclusiveness a top priority. Rankings were determined by employee feedback and the representation of racial and ethnic minorities and women.

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The Top Ten

Camden Property Trust

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Construction & Real Estate

It's all about making employees' growth and personal lives a little easier at the Houston-based apartment builder and management company. Employees enjoy $4,500 a year to spend on classes to expand their knowledge and further their careers. For HR generalist Stephanie Oribhabor Mateo, it was a "big relief," not to have to foot the bill of her continuing education studies. Plus, employees receive 20% off rent, putting extra money in their pockets that can be saved for buying a home. Read "Pass Go, Collect Dough With Camden Property Trust." Also read the Great Place to Work review.

Texas Health Resources

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Health Care

The non-profit system of hospitals encourages employees to participate in programs to showcase their skills. Neonatal nurse Faye Thurab-Hunte recently gave a presentation about her work at the National Conference of the Academy of Neonatal Nurses. The company also helps make time for employees' families by offering flexible scheduling that allows Thurab-Hunte to work three 12-hour days each week. Read the Great Place to Work review.

American Savings Bank

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Financial Services & Insurance

The Hawaiian bank gives employees the opportunity to enroll in the Pacific Coast Banking School, where they can learn new skills that will help with a career in the financial services industry. “When I realized that my first position with the bank was not what I thought it would be, my managers supported me and encouraged me to apply for an open position that was more closely related to where I wanted my career to go,” says one employee. Read the Great Place to Work review.

Ultimate Software

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Information Technology

The HR software company works closely with Florida International University, a school with a student body population that's 85% minority, to cull talent and hire engineers. Tariq King, a manager of software engineering and a graduate of FIU who now teaches at the school, takes advantage of leadership summits hosted by the company. Soon after attending one of the events, he was promoted to management. And for Tina Brown, a director for consulting management, it is the organization's diversity that has kept her for 20 years. "Being an African-American woman is hard in a work place," she said. "For me to come to this environment and feel so welcomed and have my ideas and thoughts heard and not stolen was huge for me." Read the Great Place to Work review.

Boston Consulting Group

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Professional Services

Employees are constantly surrounded by a "quirky, smart, and ambitious set of individuals" at the Boston-based consulting firm, says principal Cortina McCurry. BCG helps grow these type-As' careers through learning programs and diversity networks. The diversity "cadres" allow women, African-Americans, veterans, and other groups to connect, develop mentorships, and work on programs to improve BCG. And since they're consultants working out of various client offices throughout the year, the cadres have annual events so everyone can reunite. Read the Great Place to Work review.

Workday

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Information Technology

According to the survey conducted by Great Place to Work, 96% of the finance and HR software company's employees feel they have meaningful responsibilities. It has a "find a need and fill it" policy, where employees are encouraged to try out new roles that might further their skills. "Of all the companies I've worked for in recent years, Workday seems to truly allow you to grow in your career," according to one employee. Read the Great Place to Work review.

World Wide Technology

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Information Technology

There are perks-a-plenty at this global systems integrator based in St. Louis that says 21% of its employees are minorities. It offers $20,000 for college reimbursement, massage sessions, and telecommuting, which is utilized by 70% of employees. But the best perk may be its onsite health centers, which can be used by employees and their families. Read the Great Place to Work review.

Mountain America Credit Union

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Financial Services & Insurance

The Utah-based financial services company says the guiding principle for credit unions is people helping people. To assist their own employees, Mountain America offers flexible scheduling, elder care services and health care coverage that pays up to 92% of expenses for employee dependents. Read the Great Place to Work review.

Build-A-Bear Workshop

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Retail

All employees at Build-a-Bear start training in the same spot: working at one of the company's 244 stores across the U.S. Everyone "experiences serving our guests," says Arvetta Powell, the company's director of "dibearsity." To help move careers forward, there's a formal mentor program that enables junior employees to pick an area of the company where they want to work. A mentor provides formal guidance for one year. Read the Great Place to Work review.

ENGEO

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Engineering

Once a year, the entire engineering consulting firm gathers for a staff meeting so internal groups can present strategies to improve ENGEO's business operations. Everyone "has the same voice" at this meeting, attended by the company president and CEO, says social engineer Pedro Espinosa. That attitude is what Espinosa enjoys about the technical consulting service. "The more you put into the work and more you put into the culture the more you get out of it, regardless who you are," he says. Read the Great Place to Work review.