When Tampa General Hospital first tried to recruit Qualenta Kivett, she turned it down as the timing didn’t feel right. She had just moved back to her hometown in Arkansas to work as head of human resources at a large health system. It was when the hospital contacted her for the second time that she agreed to go for the opportunity.

Little did Kivett know that she was going to enter a health system with a strong record of promoting women into senior management and providing desired benefits to its female team members. TGH doesn’t just offer flexibility in work options but also provides scholarships for continued education. It also gives emergency funds to employees during the crisis, along with back-to-school supplies grants of up to $600 per employee. Classes focusing on education and leader development are provided free of cost. The hospital’s half C-suite executives are women, along with 70% of its senior vice presidents, which is almost double the average in other healthcare systems.

With its commitment towards advancing women, TGH was able to rise 12 spots and earn the honor of being No.1 on Forbes’ annual ranking of America’s Best Employers For Women this year. Banking, financial services, education, and healthcare were the most represented industries on this list. Carvana, placed 5^th on the list, is a used car retailer. The company uses external efforts, such as working with a nonprofit organization Women in Trucking to recruit women looking for work driving trucks.

Insurance, retail and wholesale as well as drugs and biotechnology were some other well-represented industries included in the list. AstraZeneca soared high from 148^th to 7^th position this year. In just a year, the biopharmaceutical business has doubled its paid parental leave, expanded its adoption assistance as well as introduced surrogacy assistance for its employees. No. 6 on the list, L’Oréal USA is known for its longstanding pay equity policy. More than 65% of L’Oréal’s U.S. management committee is comprised of women.

While this list was compiled before Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade came out, many companies have since been extending support to women who now need to travel for abortions. Forbes reported that Microsoft is providing travel expense assistance to employees seeking abortions. Starbucks, No.73 on the list, has announced that it will reimburse employees and their enrolled dependents and partners for any expenses related to traveling associated with abortion. Salesforce is offering to relocate those employees who are worried about access to abortion.

Even though the education industry is ranked high on the list, there’s just one educational institution in the top 10 list- Loyola University Chicago at No.8. Loyola’s director of school-based marketing and communications, Palak Shukla, calls her eight years at the University ‘inclusive and flexible. Mother to a young child, Shukla is grateful for the mindful resources offered to new moms, such as lactation rooms, flexible working schedules, generous maternity leave, and the ability to work remotely. Any other educational competitor closest to Loyola is Southern New Hampshire University at No.17.

Newcomer Crocs, with more than two-thirds of its global workforce comprising of women, is No.3 on the list. Over half of the company’s leaders are female. According to Shannon Sisler, Croc’s executive vice president and chief people officer, there’s a really strong gender balance in their workplace. Alex Lau, who joined Crocs seven years ago is an area sales manager in Chicago. Lau’s identity as a lesbian was welcomed and respected by the company. She’s grateful to be working in an organization that prioritizes its people through an ‘equal everywhere mindset’.