A brand-new college coaching program at Diageo North America helps employees guide their teen children through that crucial period in their lives.

Finding a good child-care provider is stressful, but for employees of this alcoholic beverage company, it's easy. Parents can utilize a resource and referral service to locate care and may now access 15 days of subsidized backup care annually. Many offset their costs by stashing up to $4,000 in pretax dependent care accounts, which the company matches up to $1,000. Free investment seminars and financial counseling sessions show parents how to maximize their money, and a new concierge service saves them time. Employees who welcome a new child into their families get 18 job-guaranteed weeks off; birth moms are fully paid for six weeks, while dads and adoptive parents are paid for one, with a $4,000 adoption benefit.

President & CEO, Diageo North America & Chairman, Asia Pacific Ivan Menezes

VP, Total Rewards Nadia Owens

Women managers, senior managers and corporate execs 41%

Women among top earners 27%

Women on board of directors 18%

Women corporate executive hires in 2009 17%

Women participating in management or leadership training in the past year* Not tracked  

Women participating in formalized executive succession planning last year* 14%

Women promoted last year who utilized a formal flexible work arrangement 71%

Do formal compensation policies reward managers who help women advance? Yes

*Percentages reflect number of women participants versus company’s total female workforce.