London April 10 -  State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) announced today that it has been included in "The Times' Top 50 Employers for Women 2014"1, which lists the organisations leading on workplace gender equality. The list is published in partnership with Opportunity Now, the workplace gender campaign from Business in the Community, and is being published as part of Business in the Community's Responsible Business Week.

The Times Top 50 is free for any employer with a UK presence to enter and involves a comprehensive submission process, which is managed and judged by Opportunity Now.

Kathryn Nawrockyi, director of Opportunity Now said, "Congratulations to State Street on being included in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2014. The standard of entries was incredibly high once again, and they should be hugely proud of their success. They are a great example of strong leadership; of how putting gender equality at the core of a business can create real, sustainable change for women, organisations and society as a whole. I hope other employers will be inspired by their work and use it to accelerate progress for women in their workforce."

Hazel Keating, head of HR across Europe Middle East and Africa at State Street said, "We are absolutely delighted and honoured to be recognised, once again, by The Times for our drive to ensure workplace gender equality. There are many studies confirming that women on boards, in leadership positions and teams is positive for the bottom line, and we are firm believers that this is the case. Having also been listed by The Times in 2013, we continue to build our reputation for promoting women in business, something we are incredibly proud of. We look forward to continuing this success and encouraging all kinds of diversity and helping everyone achieve their fullest potential."

The full list of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2014 is available via the Opportunity Now website.

About State Street Corporation

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With $27.4 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $2.3 trillion in assets under management* at December 31, 2013, State Street operates in more than 100 geographic markets worldwide, including the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. For more information, visit State Street's web site at www.statestreet.com.

1 Opportunity Now managed The Times Top 50 Employers for Women list and judging process.  Entry was by self nomination and open to any employer with a UK presence. Employers had to supply detailed information on what their organisation does internally as a top employer for women as well as what it does externally to promote gender equality, diversity and inclusion and to create opportunities for women in a wider context. Organisations were required to supply two case study stories of specific initiatives/programmes which demonstrated the work they were doing to create culture change. All the 4,500 word entry forms were stringently marked against a framework of best practice. The entries were assessed on an anonymous basis by a team of gender experts within Opportunity Now.

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