Deloitte Recognized by City of New York As One Of the Five Best Employers in New York City for Women NEW YORK, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte was recognized as one of the five best employers for women in New York City in a survey released recently by the New York City Commission on Women's Issues. The inaugural "Working for Women in New York City" survey, conducted by McKinsey & Company in conjunction with Catalyst, Inc., polled 90 of New York's largest employers to understand the status of working women in New York and to identify those companies most strongly committed to women's issues and needs. The survey measured each organization against a wide range of criteria, including representation of women overall and in managerial roles, career development opportunities and promotion policies, commitment to diversity, and investment in retention through health and wellness programs, skills training and work/life flexibility. The five highest-scoring organizations -- American Express, Deloitte, JP Morgan Chase, New York University, and Time Warner -- were formally honored by Deputy Mayor for Legal Affairs Carol A. Robles-Roman, Commission Chair Anne Sutherland Fuchs and President of Barnard College Judith Shapiro at a celebratory breakfast at Barnard College. Deputy Mayor Robles-Roman commended the honorees for their outstanding contributions to making New York the "City of Choice for Women." "Each company brings a sincere commitment to bettering the lives of women and their families and this is our way of saying thank you and of encouraging both the public and private sector to follow suit and implement family-friendly - can I say female-friendly - programs," she said. "You are here because it is the right thing to do. You are here because you recognize that 53 percent of NYC is female, and it is both good policy and good business to keep your female employees happy." Deloitte not only had one of the highest proportion of women employees among those surveyed -- over 75 percent -- but received especially high marks for its leadership in work/life quality and effectiveness. The firm was singled out as the only company to have a full suite of skills training and succession planning programs specifically for women. Accepting the honor on Deloitte's behalf, Sue Molina, National Director of the Women's Initiative, attributed the firm's success in the survey to its deep investment in women and work/life issues. "At Deloitte," she said, "we continue to raise the bar to ensure that all of our people can be successful." The Commission on Women's Issues is an advisory body to the Mayor on matters impacting the lives of women in New York City. The Commission plans to conduct future "Working for Women in New York City" surveys on a biennial basis. About Deloitte Deloitte, one of the nation's leading professional services firms, provides audit, tax, financial advisory services and consulting through nearly 30,000 people in more than 80 U.S. cities. The firm is dedicated to helping its clients and its people excel. Known as an employer of choice for innovative human resources programs, Deloitte has been recognized as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For in America" by Fortune magazine for six consecutive years. "Deloitte" refers to Deloitte & Touche LLP and affiliated entities. Deloitte is the US member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is a Swiss Verein (association), and, as such, neither Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu nor any of its member firms has any liability for each other's acts or omissions. Each of the member firms is a separate and independent legal entity operating under the name "Deloitte," "Deloitte & Touche," "Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu" or other related names. The services described herein are provided by the US member firm and not by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Verein. For more information, please visit Deloitte's web site at http://www.deloitte.com/us. DATASOURCE: Deloitte CONTACT: Mai Browne, Public Relations - Employer of Choice Programs, +1-212-492-4141, , for Deloitte Web site: http://www.deloitte.com/us

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