July 26, 2023 – BD announced that it has been named to Forbes’ 2023 list of “The Best Employers for Women.”
The awarded companies were identified through an independent survey from a vast sample of more than 60,000 U.S. employees working for companies employing at least 1,000 people within the U.S. The sample included more than 40,000 women. This award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., a statistics portal and industry ranking provider.
The evaluation was based on four different criteria:
- Direct recommendations (general work topics): The employees were asked to give their opinion regarding their employer on a series of statements surrounding atmosphere and development, image, working conditions, salary and wage, workplace and diversity.
- Direct recommendations (topics relevant to women): To focus on topics that are generally more relevant to them, women were asked to rate their employers regarding parental leave, family support, flexibility, discrimination, representation and career, and pay equity.
- Indirect recommendations: Participants were given the chance to evaluate other employers in their respective industries that stand out either positively or negatively concerning diversity. Only the recommendations of women were considered.
- Diversity among top executives/board: Based on extensive research, an index was built based on the share of women in executive management or board positions. Statista researched this data for each company using publicly available company information.
This year BD was also included in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, named a “Noteworthy Company” in DiversityInc’s annual ranking of the top U.S. companies for diversity and earned a perfect score as a best place to work for disability inclusion.