The nation’s computer tech companies continue to lead on LGBTQ workplace equality and inclusion, according to the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) issued today by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization.
A record-breaking 609 businesses nationwide earned 100-point scores in the CEI, and 48 of these companies are in the internet services and retailing, computer hardware, software and data services areas of the tech sector. An additional 17 companies earned a score of between 80 and 95.
Box Inc., Cloudera Inc., GODADDY Inc., Indeed Inc., Lyft Inc., Medallia Inc., New Relic Inc., Nuance Communications, Rackspace, SYNNEX Corp., Workday Inc. are debuting on the CEI.
In the first CEI report published in 2002, tech companies began distinguishing themselves as leaders in workplace equality, with Apple and Xerox leading the way. Those two companies are among only nine nationwide that have received perfect scores in every CEI.
|
Employer Name
|
City
|
State
|
Score
|
| Acer America Corp. |
San Jose |
CA |
25
|
| Adobe Systems Inc. |
San Jose |
CA |
100
|
| ADP |
Roseland |
NJ |
100
|
| Airbnb Inc. |
San Francisco |
CA |
100
|
| Akamai Technologies Inc. |
Cambridge |
MA |
100
|
| Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions Inc. |
Chicago |
IL |
40
|
| Amazon.com Inc. |
Seattle |
WA |
100
|
| AOL |
New York |
NY |
85
|
| Apple Inc. |
Cupertino |
CA |
100
|
| Arrow Electronics |
Centennial |
CO |
80
|
| Autodesk Inc. |
San Rafael |
CA |
100
|
| Avaya Inc. |
Santa Clara |
CA |
70
|
| Avnet Inc. |
Phoenix |
AZ |
80
|
| BMC Software Inc. |
Houston |
TX |
70
|
| Box Inc. |
Redwood City |
CA |
80
|
| CA Technologies Inc. |
New York |
NY |
100
|
| CDW Corp. |
Lincolnshire |
IL |
100
|
| Citrix Systems Inc. |
Fort Lauderdale |
FL |
100
|
| Cloudera Inc. |
Palo Alto |
CA |
100
|
| Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) |
Falls Church |
VA |
75
|
| Dell Inc. |
Round Rock |
TX |
100
|
| Dropbox Inc. |
San Francisco |
CA |
100
|
| eBay Inc. |
San Jose |
CA |
100
|
| Electronic Arts Inc. |
Redwood City |
CA |
100
|
| EMC Corp. |
Hopkinton |
MA |
100
|
| Eventbrite Inc. |
San Francisco |
CA |
85
|
| Expedia Inc. |
Bellevue |
WA |
100
|
| Facebook Inc. |
Menlo Park |
CA |
100
|
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. |
Norwalk |
CT |
100
|
| GODADDY Inc. |
Scottsdale |
AZ |
90
|
| Google Inc. |
Mountain View |
CA |
100
|
| Groupon Inc. |
Chicago |
IL |
100
|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. |
Palo Alto |
CA |
100
|
| Hortonworks Inc. |
Santa Clara |
CA |
65
|
| HP Inc. |
Palo Alto |
CA |
100
|
| IAC/InterActiveCorp. |
New York |
NY |
100
|
| Indeed Inc. |
Austin |
TX |
100
|
| Ingram Micro |
Irvine |
CA |
85
|
| Insight Enterprises Inc. |
Tempe |
AZ |
75
|
| Instacart Inc. |
San Francisco |
CA |
95
|
| Intuit Inc. |
Mountain View |
CA |
100
|
| LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. |
Morrisville |
NC |
100
|
| LexisNexis Group |
New York |
NY |
95
|
| Lexmark International Inc. |
Lexington |
KY |
100
|
| LinkedIn |
Sunnyvale |
CA |
100
|
| Lyft Inc. |
San Francisco |
CA |
100
|
| Medallia Inc. |
San Mateo |
CA |
100
|
| Microsoft Corp. |
Redmond |
WA |
100
|
| NCR Corp. |
Duluth |
GA |
100
|
| NetApp Inc. |
Sunnyvale |
CA |
95
|
| New Relic Inc. |
San Francisco |
CA |
95
|
| Nuance Communications |
Burlington |
MA |
80
|
| Oracle Corp. |
Redwood City |
CA |
100
|
| PayPal Holdings Inc. |
San Jose |
CA |
100
|
| Pitney Bowes Inc. |
Stamford |
CT |
70
|
| priceline.com LLC |
Norwalk |
CT |
90
|
| Rackspace |
San Antonio |
TX |
100
|
| Salesforce |
San Francisco |
CA |
100
|
| SAP America Inc. |
Newtown Square |
PA |
100
|
| Seagate Technology LLC |
Scotts Valley |
CA |
25
|
| Software AG USA Inc. |
Reston |
VA |
60
|
| Software House International |
Somerset |
NJ |
10
|
| SRA International Inc. |
Fairfax |
VA |
80
|
| Symantec Corp. |
Mountain View |
CA |
100
|
| SYNNEX Corp. |
Fremont |
CA |
80
|
| Tech Data Corp. |
Clearwater |
FL |
100
|
| TripAdvisor Inc. |
Needham |
MA |
90
|
| Twitter Inc. |
San Francisco |
CA |
100
|
| Uber Technologies Inc. |
San Francisco |
CA |
100
|
| Ultimate Software Group Inc., The |
Weston |
FL |
100
|
| Unisys Corp. |
Blue Bell |
PA |
30
|
| Veritas Technologies LLC |
Mountain View |
CA |
90
|
| VMware Inc. |
Palo Alto |
CA |
100
|
| WeddingWire Inc. |
Chevy Chase |
MD |
100
|
| Workday Inc. |
Pleasanton |
CA |
100
|
| Xerox Corp. |
Norwalk |
CT |
100
|
| Yelp Inc. |
San Francisco |
CA |
100
|
HRC’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) is America’s premiere benchmarking tool for LGBTQ workplace equality. The results of this year’s CEI, showcases how hundreds of U.S.-based multinational companies are not only promoting LGBTQ-friendly workplace policies in the U.S., but helping to advance the cause of LGBTQ inclusion in the workplace abroad.
The CEI rates companies and top law firms on detailed criteria falling under five broad categories:
- Non-discrimination policies
- Employment benefits
- Demonstrated organizational competency and accountability around LGBTQ diversity and inclusion
- Public commitment to LGBTQ equality
- Responsible citizenship
The full report is available online at www.hrc.org/cei.
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Tech Companies Continue Decade-Plus History of Setting LGBTQ Workplace Inclusion Standards
The nation’s computer tech companies continue to lead on LGBTQ workplace equality and inclusion, according to the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) issued today by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization.
A record-breaking 609 businesses nationwide earned 100-point scores in the CEI, and 48 of these companies are in the internet services and retailing, computer hardware, software and data services areas of the tech sector. An additional 17 companies earned a score of between 80 and 95.
Box Inc., Cloudera Inc., GODADDY Inc., Indeed Inc., Lyft Inc., Medallia Inc., New Relic Inc., Nuance Communications, Rackspace, SYNNEX Corp., Workday Inc. are debuting on the CEI.
In the first CEI report published in 2002, tech companies began distinguishing themselves as leaders in workplace equality, with Apple and Xerox leading the way. Those two companies are among only nine nationwide that have received perfect scores in every CEI.
Employer Name
City
State
Score
25
100
100
100
100
40
100
85
100
80
100
70
80
70
80
100
100
100
100
75
100
100
100
100
100
85
100
100
100
90
100
100
100
65
100
100
100
85
75
95
100
100
95
100
100
100
100
100
100
95
95
80
100
100
70
90
100
100
100
25
60
10
80
100
80
100
90
100
100
100
30
90
100
100
100
100
100
HRC’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) is America’s premiere benchmarking tool for LGBTQ workplace equality. The results of this year’s CEI, showcases how hundreds of U.S.-based multinational companies are not only promoting LGBTQ-friendly workplace policies in the U.S., but helping to advance the cause of LGBTQ inclusion in the workplace abroad.
The CEI rates companies and top law firms on detailed criteria falling under five broad categories:
The full report is available online at www.hrc.org/cei.
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