Want to help out with a child’s classroom activities? This technology company gives parents four paid hours of volunteer time off per month, which they can use to assist educators. “It means I don’t have to stress when the teacher asks for parent helpers for a messy St. Patrick’s Day craft,” says Sara Lewis, an executive assistant in the international tax department, whose son is 7. Using flextime (as 80% of workers did last year) also helps moms stay involved, and at least 8% of the company works remotely at all times. Salaried employees receive up to 25 days of paid time off. Parents who need to find child care can contact the company’s resource and referral service; there’s a concierge program to help them complete other tasks.

President & CEO Meg Whitman

Executive VP, HR Tracy Keogh

Women managers/execs 28%

Women hires in 2011 30%

Average weeks of fully paid maternity leave offered 20

Offers paid paternity leave? Yes

Offers paid adoption leave? No

Women in affinity groups in 2011 Not tracked 

Offers backup child care? Yes

Employees working flexibly 85%