2011 Working Mother 100 Best Companies List

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Women help each other up the ladder at this Beltway-based law firm, where female executives, partners and senior lawyers actively monitor the career opportunities afforded to junior associates....

Credit Suisse

Raising a big family needn’t be an obstacle to success at this financial services firm, which grants its employees 20 days of free backup care per dependent annually. In 2010, this offering made it...

Dell

Parents who work for this information technology and services company have long enjoyed solid benefits, from five partially paid weeks of maternity leave to $2,000 in adoption aid and access to 1,100...

Deloitte

Sprawling across 700,000 square feet on a massive plot of land in Westlake, TX, is this professional services firm’s new Deloitte University, which boasts hundreds of training courses for its...

Deutsche Bank

Whether it’s a mom giving birth to her first baby, a dad welcoming twins or a single parent flying abroad to adopt, any employee of this financial services firm who serves as the primary caregiver...

Diageo North America

This alcoholic beverage company made alternative work arrangements far more available to its employees in 2010, after it gave all of them new computers with instant messaging and video-conferencing...

Discovery Communications

Can’t find time to get a blood test, physical or EKG? Employees at the Silver Spring headquarters and Miami and New York sites of this nonfiction media company simply walk down the hall to their...

Dow Corning

Moms who work for this silicone supplier have a champion in its Working Parents Support Network, which operates at five key sites around its headquarters in Midland, MI. Its events offer a gathering...

DuPont

Building on its long history of innovation, this scientific-products company continues to blaze a trail through its industry by promoting the use of alternative work schedules. Among other things, it...

Eli Lilly and Co.

Parents at this pharmaceutical company have endless opportunities to expand their skills and knowledge. Lilly University, its learning and development arm, offers free job training and leadership...

EMD Serono

In 2010, this biopharmaceutical company debuted a new flexible work policy that allows its employees to adjust their schedules around core hours and also endorses options such as telecommuting and...

Ernst & Young

If you’re surrounded by talented people, it makes sense to seek their advice on work life matters, which is what the female employees of this professional services firm often do. Meeting at the...

FINRA

Families of all types are welcomed by this independent securities regulator, which provides mothers-to-be with free nurse consultations and arranges specialized care for those grappling with high-...