Texas Instruments offers two drop-in child-care rooms for parents who exercise at their Dallas and Plano, TX, on-site fitness facilities.

“Time is not an infinite resource” is the work/life mantra of this Dallas semiconductor and educational technology company, which discourages employees from equating long hours and frequent business trips with getting ahead. Last year, 90% of its workers were able to complete assignments from home or another convenient location, while 27% found time by compressing their weeks (an option available at all manufacturing sites). Employees wanting to scale back can consult the new FlexPaths website, which shows them how to propose alternative arrangements and educates managers on the business case of such requests. Encouraged by this flexibility, 92% of pregnant employees decided to return to work after their eight fully paid weeks of maternity leave. Anyone who adopts receives two paid weeks off, with up to $4,000 to cover costs.

Chairman, President & CEO: Richard Templeton

VP, Employee Benefits: Lita Alessandra

Women managers/execs: 19%

Women among top earners: 10%

Women on board of directors: 36%

Women corporate executive hires in 2008: 0%

Women participating in management or leadership training in the past year: 20%

Women participating in formalized executive succession planning last year: 20%

Women promoted last year who utilized a formal flexible work arrangement: 6%

Formal compensation policies reward managers who help women advance: No