Morning asanas give moms a wake-up call at this major university, where many of them can be found attending on-site yoga and Zumba classes (or personal training sessions) and consulting with nutritionists at its 143,000-square-foot health facility. Staying strong is important, as women make up 66% of succession planning candidates here and 50% of executives (including four of nine officers); they have even filled the majority of spots in recent leadership and coaching courses. Valuable mentoring opportunities come from the Women Faculty Forum, which finds junior and senior female faculty members discussing professional development. New mothers can access 12 lactation rooms and get a copy of the book Navigating Work and Family; those salaried employees who adopt may tap a new $5,000 subsidy (and related counseling) while making the transition.

President: Richard Levin

VP, HR and Administration: Michael Peel

Women managers/execs 56%

Women hires in 2011 60%

Average weeks of fully paid maternity leave offered 5

Offers paid paternity leave? Yes

Offers paid adoption leave? Yes

Women in affinity groups in 2011 19%

Offers backup child care? Yes

Employees working flexibly 43%