Great Place to Work® and Fortune name Novo Nordisk as one of the country's best workplaces for women

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Sep 15, 2016, 12:37 ET

PLAINSBORO, N.J., Sept. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Novo Nordisk is one of the 2016 Best Workplaces for Women, according to global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work^® and Fortune.

Novo Nordisk ranked #66 on the list, which is based on employees' assessments of communications with management, options for development and training, and support for work/life balance, among other factors. The ranking also takes into account how well-represented women are within the workforce overall and in management and executive positions.

Both women and men at Best Workplaces for Women feel their employers provide ample opportunities to grow and advance in their careers, and provide them with the flexibility they want to balance their work and personal lives.

"Driving change to improve the lives of the 29 million Americans with diabetes begins with our people," said Jacqueline Scanlan, Corporate Vice President, Human Resources. "Novo Nordisk Inc. is proud to be named as one of the Best Workplaces for Women. We strive every day to create an environment where all employees are engaged, supported, and able to balance their work with their personal commitments and interests."

"There's a strong correlation between being able to talk openly with company executives and feeling like a workplace is fair," said Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work®. "Traditionally, communication channels with leaders have been less available to women than to men. The Best Workplaces for Women do well at paving the way for those open dialogs, and as a result, women are more likely to feel they get fair consideration in their jobs and careers. Congratulations to these great companies—they are showing everyone how to create a Great Place to Work For ALL."

Published together with Great Place to Work's^® partner Fortune, the 100 Best Workplaces for Women rankings are based entirely upon feedback from more than 137,762 women at Great Place to Work–Certified companies. Women completed our anonymous Trust Index^© survey, answering questions about how frequently they experience the behaviors that create a great workplace, including, for example, their assessment of how fairly they're treated regardless of gender, the quality and authenticity of communications with managers, and equitable pay and promotion practices. Their anonymous responses resulted in a total score for each company, which was compared to the benchmark for organizations of that size, and ranked accordingly.

Results from the survey are highly reliable, having a 95 percent confidence level and a margin of error of 6 percent or less. Winning a spot on this list indicates the company has distinguished itself from peers by being a great place to work for women, and has a workplace where women have high representation in the total employee population and in management positions. The 100 companies with the highest employee ratings and female representation were selected for the list.

The Best Workplaces for Women ranking is part of a series of rankings by Great Place to Work^® and Fortune based upon employee survey feedback from Great Place to Work^®-Certified organizations. Earlier this year, Novo Nordisk ranked as a "Best Workplace for Giving Back" by Great Place to Work and Fortune.

About Novo Nordisk:
Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with more than 90 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. This heritage has given us experience and capabilities that also enable us to help people defeat other serious chronic conditions: hemophilia, growth disorders and obesity. With U.S. headquarters in Plainsboro, N.J., Novo Nordisk Inc. has more than 5,000 employees in the United States. For more information, visit novonordisk.us or follow us on Twitter: @novonordiskus.

About Great Place to Work^®
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and certification programs, including Best Workplaces lists and workplace reviews, Great Place to Work^® provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. In the United States, Great Place to Work^® produces the annual Fortune "100 Best Companies to Work For®" and a series of Great Place to Work^® Best Workplaces lists, including lists for Millennials, Women, Diversity, Small and Medium Companies and over a half dozen different industries. Follow Great Place to Work^® online at www.greatplacetowork.com and on Twitter at @GPTW_US.

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