The journey to creating an environment where all employees feel comfortable is ongoing and constantly evolving. Along the way, we have received a number of external affirmations indicating that we are on the right path.

• Dow was named one of the 2007 100 Best Companies by Working Mother Magazine.
  
  
• Dow is a recipient of the New Freedom Initiative Award given by the U.S. Department of Labor for our programs pertaining to people with disabilities.
  
  
• Dow was honored as the first company in the chemical industry to achieve a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index and continues to retain its 100 percent score.
  
  
• Dow has been ranked among the “best places to work” by the National Society of Black Engineers and Working Woman Magazine.
  
  
• Dow was recently ranked among the top 50 “employers of choice” in America by Women Engineer Magazine.
  
  
• Dow was named one of the "Top 20 Best Workplaces" in Germany (2006 - 2008), one of the "Top 15 Workplaces" in Argentina in 2006, one of the "Top 10 Workplaces" in Spain in 2005 and a "Best Place to Work" in Brazil for 10 years in a row.
  
  
• Dow was recognized in 2007 in Mexico as a “Super Company, the place every body wants to work for.”
  
  
• Dow was recognized as one of China’s top employers by The Corporate Research Foundation (CRF) International and China’s leading media organizations
  
  
• Dow is a 2007 finalist for the Out & Equal Award and has been recognized several times by Out & Equal Workplace Advocates as a nominee for the Workplace Significant Achievement Award.
  
  
• Dow was selected as one of the Top 100 Companies for Women in Corporate America by Women 3.0 Magazine.
  
  
• Dow received the 2008 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles, Platinum Award, given by the U.S. National Business Group on Health (NBGH) to acknowledge employers working to improve their workers' health, productivity and quality of life.
  
  

 “If we have an environment in which everyone’s perspective is valued, in which everyone can perform at their absolute peak, we will be able attract the best talent from around the world, that is what diversity and inclusion is all about.”
Julie Fasone Holder
Chief Marketing, Sales and Reputation Officer