Arlington, Va., June 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — For a second consecutive year, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) has been named to Seramount’s Top 75 Companies for Executive Women list, which highlights top workplaces for women who want to advance through the corporate ranks. The list, established 25 years ago, ranks companies on recruitment, retention and advancement; hires and promotions of women; flexible work; and, company culture and accountability, among other categories. AIR is number 48 on the 2022, up from 65 in 2021.
Seramount is a professional services and research firm that seeks to advance diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. It is a part of EAB, an education software company.
“This award is a recognition of the progress that AIR has made in creating a diverse, inclusive workplace that provides opportunities for women to thrive, grow and lead,” said Karen Francis, Vice President and Chief DEI Officer at AIR. “As we celebrate where our DEI journey has taken us, we also recognize there is much left to be done to ensure cultural competency in our work and our workplace.”
AIR currently has five women on its 13-member Board of Directors, including Patricia Gurin, of the University of Michigan, who serves as Board Chair. In addition, women comprise six of the 10 members of AIR’s Executive Leadership Team. AIR Women in Support of Equity (WISE), an employee resource group that launched last year, seeks to…
