Executives at Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. have a mandate to increase telecommuting among its staff, so that by 2013 up to 35% of them work from home full-time.

Talented, driven women have a real future with this health insurer, as female employees receive up to 80% of its executive coaching, management and leadership training opportunities and tuition reimbursements. Those who are seen as high-potential are given development plans that address any gaps in their experience; if they aspire to be supervisors, for example, they can participate in programs that connect them with leadership experts and coaches, who offer weekly guidance in one-on-one and group sessions. Frequent women’s leadership symposiums bring motivated moms into contact with senior female officers, who share how they’ve been able to maintain work life balance.

President & CEO Robert Marino

SVP, HR Margaret Coons

Women managers/execs 65%

Women hires in 2011 71%

Average weeks of fully paid maternity leave offered 6

Offers paid paternity leave? Yes

Offers paid adoption leave? Yes

Women in affinity groups in 2011 2%

Offers backup child care? Yes

Employees working flexibly 12%