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Glenda Stone TOP 50 quote

Dr Glenda Stone, CEO of Aurora that manages the annual TOP 50 initiative for The Times said:

"Organisations in the TOP 50 are much better
at figuring out innovative and diverse ways to recruit female talent and they leave no stone unturned. This however is only half the challenge because retaining good women is also essential. Thankfully organisations are getting much better at educating women about what is on offer if they do choose to work for them, how they will support their aspirations,
and how this differentiates them from their competitors."

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2008 Where Women Want To Work TOP 50

CompanySectorStaff
AccentureProfessional services12,000 
Addleshaw GoddardLegal1,432 
American ExpressFinancial and travel services6,054 
Atkins Engineering consultancy12,000 
B&QRetail38,700 
BAE SystemsAerospace and defence34,000 
Barclays Bank Financial services67,115 
Barclays WealthFinancial services5,900 
Bramall ConstructionConstruction1,533 
BTTelecommunications91,342 
Canon Imaging solutions1,719 
Capgemini UKIT and professional services7,645 
Cisco SystemsTechnology2,480 
CitiFinancial services14,000 
Clifford ChanceLegal2,557 
DeloitteProfessional services12,000 
Driving Standards AgencyPublic sector2,756 
Enterprise Rent-A-CarRetail, travel & leisure3,500 
Ernst & YoungProfessional services11,050 
EvershedsLegal3,658 
Goldman SachsFinancial services5,917 
Google UKInformation technology2,000 
Herbert SmithLegal1,781 
Hewlett-PackardInformation technology8,914 
HSBC BankFinancial services38,790 
IBM UKTechnology and business23,500 
J.P. MorganFinancial services15,000 
Jones Lang LaSalleReal estate1,617 
KPMGProfessional services10,890 
McDonald's RestaurantsRetail72,000 
McKinsey & CompanyProfessional services1,000 + 
Microsoft UKInformation technology3,194 
Morgan Stanley Financial services6,500 
National GridUtilities10,223 
Nomura InternationalFinancial services1,500 
NortelTelecommunications2,041 
Nottinghamshire PolicePublic sector4,805 
PA Consulting GroupProfessional services2,581 
PepsiCo UK & IrelandFast moving consumer goods4,902 
Premier FarnellSupport services4,100 
PricewaterhouseCoopersProfessional services15,189 
Royal Dutch ShellEnergy9,068 
Royal MailTransport & Logistics173,000 
RWE npowerEnergy12,000 
SchlumbergerOil & Gas4,775 
The Bank of New York MellonFinancial services6,028 
The McGraw-Hill CompaniesFinancial services, education, media1,200 
The Royal Bank of ScotlandFinancial services106,000 
Thomson ReutersMedia6,500 
West Midlands PolicePublic sector13,506 

The TOP 50 is not about organisations for women or jobs for the girls. Nor is the rise of women about the fall of men. The TOP 50 is about providing insightful information about 50 of the UK's largest and most progressive employers. Women can now research and compare organisations based on their own needs and interests before choosing where to work. This is why Aurora launched the highly successful wheretowork.com that features the UK's most progressive organisations. The TOP 50 provides further information.