Parenting dilemmas plague moms— from whether it’s okay to give an 8-year-old a cell phone to how to calm a shrieking toddler. Happily, those at this pharmaceutical company can get advice from its new-mom support groups, consult with their peers in its 10 employee networks, talk to psychologists who lead its free family counseling sessions or approach experts who teach workshops on family topics. If their kids simply crave activity, parents can even sign them up for on-site safe babysitting classes or a 12-week summer science camp. (In a bind, they may turn to subsidized backup care, available up to 20 times per year.) To stay Zen, moms utilize health coaching, treadmill workstations and on-site medical centers. The company’s new Get Back on Your Bike initiative offers free bicycle clinics, tune-ups and discounted bike rentals.

Chairman, President & CEO John Lechleiter, PhD

Senior VP, HR & Diversity Stephen Fry

Women managers/execs 34%

Women hires in 2011 54%

Average weeks of fully paid maternity leave offered 10

Offers paid paternity leave? Yes

Offers paid adoption leave? Yes

Women in affinity groups in 2011 29%

Offers backup child care? Yes

Employees working flexibly 90%