Intel’s Family Fun Nights serve up free movies, board games and activities for employees and their children.

Women who work for this Santa Clara, CA–based semiconductor giant really champion one another’s advancement, building on Intel’s intent to be its industry’s “leader in diversity.” Female vice presidents and “fellows” direct a Women’s Initiative (launched in 2005 to place more women in influential roles). Its two-hour mentoring lunches provide essential coaching for senior women, showing them how to gain greater workplace visibility, score promotions and stay focused on success during the economic downturn. With their mentor’s backing, talented women enter a three-week Leadership in Action program, a training ground for future executive stars. Good child care supports them, too, including 17 near-site centers with priority access to backup, summer and holiday care, $300 annual reimbursements for in-home providers and 110 family network homes. Manufacturing employees often compress their workweeks into three days, while other employees can work from home at least once a week.

CEO: Paul Otellini

Senior VP, Director HR: Patricia Murray

Women managers/execs: 17%

Women among top earners: 1%

Women on board of directors: 36%

Women corporate executive hires in 2008: 20%

Women participating in management or leadership training in the past year: 17%

Women participating in formalized executive succession planning last year: 18%

Women promoted last year who utilized a formal flexible work arrangement: n/a

Formal compensation policies reward managers who help women advance: No