We’re talking pay gaps, percentage of women at the company (and in tech and leadership), maternity leave, and who gets promoted. Kiva, for example, boasts 55% women at the company. At Shyp and DoubleDutch, more women get raises than men. Keen IO has an impressive maternity package, including 6 months paid leave, $1,000 in “baby cash,” and $250 per month toward child care costs. Doxa‘s goal is to help women find equitable places to work that fit their personality. Women can take a personality test and browse company profiles not just by women-friendliness, but also by factors like hours and vacation days, happiness and interconnectedness, average tenure and upward mobility, amount of busy work and meetings per week, and average age. Finding the right place to work is so important because women who quit sometimes don’t just quit the company – they quit the tech industry altogether. Doxa’s data come from surveys of employees, and they insist on collecting 60 responses before a profile can go public. In addition to the 10 partner companies below, they are currently collecting data on Facebook, Twitter, Uber, Intel, and Box. I call these startups “women-friendly” not because their numbers are all impressive, but because they have committed to improvement by making them public. Here they are:
Lyft
Women: 39%Women on the tech team: 13% Women executives: 47% Women in leadership: N/APay gap: 7 cents on the dollar Maternity leave: 12 weeks paidPaternity leave: 3 weeks paid + 55% salary for 3 more weeksWho gets the raises (last 3 years): 2:1 men Women who feel coworkers value their opinion: 81%
Shyp
Women: 23%Women on the tech team: 20%Women executives: 33%Women in leadership: 5%Pay gap: 27 cents on the dollar Maternity leave: 15 weeks paid Paternity leave: 4 weeks paid Who gets the raises: 3:2 women Women who feel coworkers value their opinion: 55%
Kiva
Women: 55%Women on the tech team: 21%Women executives: 25%Women in leadership: 36%Pay gap: 21 cents on the dollar Maternity leave: 12 weeks paid (4 weeks for adoption) Paternity leave: 4 weeks paid Who gets the raises: 3:2 men Women who feel coworkers value their opinion: 87%
Keen IO
Women: 33%Women on the tech team: 36%Women executives: N/AWomen in leadership: 44% Pay gap: 15 cents on the dollar Maternity leave: 6 months + $1,000 baby cash + $250/month childcare costs + $5,000 adoption costs Paternity leave: SameWho gets the raises: Men and women (1:1) Women who feel coworkers value their opinion: 88%
DoubleDutch
Women: 38%Women on the tech team: 17%Women executives: N/AWomen in leadership: 25%Pay gap: 9 cents on the dollar Maternity leave: 12 weeks paidPaternity leave: 2 weeks paidWho gets the raises: 4:3 women Women who feel coworkers value their opinion: 74%
Automattic
Women: 24%Women on the tech team: 11%Women executives: N/AWomen in leadership: 20% Pay gap: 13 cents on the dollar Maternity leave: Typically 4-6 months Paternity leave: Typically 2 weeks-4 monthsWho gets the raises: Men and women (1:1) Women who feel coworkers value their opinion: 67%
Instacart
Women: 40%Women on the tech team: 5%Women executives: 0% Women in leadership: 13%Pay gap: 36 cents on the dollar Maternity leave: None Paternity leave: NoneWho gets the raises: Men and women (1:1) Women who feel coworkers value their opinion: 91%
TaskRabbit
Women: 43%Women on the tech team: 9%Women executives: 43%Women in leadership: 36%Pay gap: 23 cents on the dollar Maternity leave: 12 weeks paidPaternity leave: 4 weeks paid Who gets the raises: Men and women (1:1) Women who feel coworkers value their opinion: 87%
Medium
Women: 36%Women on the tech team: 35%Women executives: 20% Women in leadership: 30% Pay gap: N/AMaternity leave: 4 months paid Paternity leave: 4 weeks paidWho gets the raises: 2:1 men Women who feel coworkers value their opinion: 55%
Eventbrite
Women: 47%Women on the tech team: 22% Women executives: 33%Women in leadership: 45%Pay gap: N/AMaternity leave: 12 weeks paid (30 days for adoption) Paternity leave: 4 weeks paidWho gets the raises: Men and women (1:1) Women who feel coworkers value their opinion: 76%
