Announcing the Working Mother Best Companies for 2009!

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By Carol Evans

Twitter: @CarolEvansWM

As the founder and President of Working Mother Media I have been involved with the advancement of working moms for 30 years. I am often a keynote speaker on the subject of work-life balance, the advancement of women, barriers facing women of color, and leadership. When asked to appear on major talk shows including The Early Show, The Today Show, Oprah, Good Morning America, PBS's To the Contrary and on hundreds of radio shows or to comment in newspapers nationwide, I love to tell the world how hard working mothers work to keep their families and the businesses they work for moving and growing. I told many of my stories in the award-winning book: This is How We Do It: The Working Mothers' Manifesto.

Join me in this amazing conversation. By the way, I would not be a working mom without my two great kids - all grown up - Julia Rose and Robert Scott; and my husband Bob Coulombe is by my side every step of this journey. Let me know what you are thinking!

Announcing the Working Mother Best Companies for 2009!

Posted on September 22, 2009

I am so thrilled to launch the Working Mother 100 Best Companies for 2009 today. This is the 24th year of our list, and I am proud to say that I remember when we launched it in 1986. We wanted CEOs to pay attention to the urgent needs of working mother—the need for paid maternity leave, quality child care, flexibility in their work schedules and programs to support their advancement. Twenty four years later we have achieved so much, with 100 Companies providing role modeling and best practices that ALL companies can follow. The progress has been real, and committed companies have devoted time, energy and money to support working moms in their quest to be great moms and have meaningful careers.

Let's take a moment today to revel in the power of working mothers—30 million strong in this country. Companies strive to find a place on the WM 100 Best Companies because they value the amazing talent of their working mother employees. This award honors the brilliant working mom employees of the Best Companies!