The WomenHack Index · 2026
Best Places to Work for Women in Tech
Most “best places to work” lists are built from what companies say about themselves. This one is built from what they actually did — twelve years of which employers showed up to recruit women in tech, combined with verified reviews from the women who worked there. A company’s place on this list cannot be bought.
Updated 8 August 2026. Full methodology
How companies earn a place
Two pillars, both traceable to real records. Companies are scored on whichever pillars they have data for — never penalised for missing data, only ranked on less of it.
Did they actually show up?
Twelve years of employer participation at WomenHack recruiting events — how many distinct events a company attended, across how many years, and how recently. Turning up repeatedly to hire women, year after year, is expensive and hard to fake.
What do the women there say?
The WomenHack Diversity Score: verified anonymous reviews rating equal pay, career advancement, supportive culture and family friendliness. Companies with few reviews are pulled toward a neutral baseline so a single glowing review cannot outrank a decade of consistent feedback.
What this ranking is not
It is not for sale. Our event records include what every company paid to attend. That figure is excluded from every part of the score. Paying WomenHack more does not move a company up this list, and there is no placement to purchase.
It has no published bottom. This is an inclusion list. Companies that clear the bar are named; those that do not are simply absent. We do not publish a low score against a company’s name on evidence that could not support it.
The 2026 Index
Ranked by composite score, grouped into bands. Every company below cleared the eligibility bar: a verified record of recruiting at WomenHack events within the last six years.
Exemplary
32 COMPANIESThe deepest and most sustained records in the index — many events, across several years, usually backed by positive employee reviews.
Strong
112 COMPANIESA solid, repeated commitment to recruiting women in tech, sustained over time.
Established
110 COMPANIESA verified multi-event recruiting record that qualifies them for the index.
Questions about the index
What are the best places to work for women in tech in 2026?
The WomenHack Women in Tech Index ranks 254 companies for 2026. AWS leads the index, with 32 companies rated Exemplary, 112 rated Strong and 110 rated Established. Companies are scored on how consistently they have actually recruited women in tech at WomenHack events over twelve years, combined with verified employee reviews where they exist.
How is the Women in Tech Index calculated?
Two pillars. Hiring Commitment (45%) measures twelve years of real employer participation at WomenHack recruiting events — how many distinct events a company attended, over how many years, and how recently. Employee Sentiment (55%) is the WomenHack Diversity Score: verified anonymous employee reviews rating equal pay, career advancement, supportive culture and family friendliness. Companies without review data are ranked on hiring commitment alone, and the page states which basis is being used.
Can a company pay to be on this list?
No. A company's rank cannot be bought. The event data includes what each company paid to attend, and that figure is deliberately excluded from every part of the score — paying WomenHack more does not move a company up. Companies also cannot buy their way in with reviews: appearing on the index requires a real record of attending recruiting events, which is why review volume alone cannot place a company here.
Why are some well-known tech companies missing?
The index only ranks companies with a demonstrable recruiting record at WomenHack events in the last six years. A company with no recent participation is not listed — not because it is a bad employer, but because we have no evidence either way, and we will not publish a judgement we cannot support. This is an inclusion list: there is no published bottom.
What do the Exemplary, Strong and Established bands mean?
Exemplary companies have the deepest and most sustained record of recruiting women in tech, usually across many events and several years, and typically carry positive employee reviews. Strong companies show a solid, repeated commitment. Established companies have a verified multi-event record that qualifies them for the index. Every company on this list cleared the bar — 254 of them, out of every employer we hold data on.
How does a company get considered for the index?
Participation is what qualifies a company: recruit at WomenHack events and the record builds automatically. WomenHack membership puts a company forward for consideration on the annual top lists and unlocks a managed profile, employer spotlights and the verified badge — but membership never changes a company's score or its rank.
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Hiring women in tech?
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