Abbott

Abbott

Employees: 32,683
Women: 49 %
Headquarters: Abbott Park, IL  
It's a Fact!
Women fill 42% of all profit-and-loss roles at Abbott.
What We Love

To improve their energy and stamina, parents at this health care company take advantage of its comprehensive suite of wellness and fitness programs. At least 75% of employees are enrolled in the LiveLifeWell initiative, which features 12-week exercise challenges and 10,000-steps-per-day walking competitions; in addition, everyone can utilize more than 10 on-site gyms (many with access to personal trainers) or check out fitness-center discounts and employee sports leagues. Anyone who regularly works 20 hours per week merits health insurance; when workers and their spouses or partners complete health self-assessments, they can also earn up to $600 (combined) off their annual premiums and get the opportunity to work with a health coach or dietitian on a personalized lifestyle plan. Autism benefits are covered, and a new six-part Web series on raising children with special needs comforts moms. 

Chairman & CEO Miles D. White

Senior VP, HR Stephen Fussell

Women managers/execs 44%

Women hires in 2011 40%

Average weeks of fully paid maternity leave offered 2

Offers paid paternity leave? Yes 

Offers paid adoption leave? Yes 

Women in affinity groups in 2011 37% 

Offers backup child care? Yes

Employees working flexibly 97%