"Whirlpool Corporation is proud to be a perennial leader on HRC's Corporate Equality Index," said Tim Reynolds, Vice President, Talent and Organizational Effectiveness, Whirlpool Corporation. "It reflects our shared vision of striving to be a top company for LGBT employee rights, resources and recruitment." Criteria for the index explores the company's equal opportunity policy statements, spousal/partner benefits, diversity awareness training, and external marketing and advertising to the LGBT community, including talent acquisition and recruiting efforts. Whirlpool has seven employee resource groups, one of which is the Pride Network. It was established in 1999 for the company's LGBT employees and their supporters. Whirlpool continues its outreach to potential LGBT employees through its presence at this month's Reaching out MBA in Los Angeles, the nation's largest LGBT MBA recruiting fair.