2012 Working Mother 100 Best Companies List

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State

In 2011, this accounting and consulting firm sought to accelerate the progression of female senior managers to partner by connecting a few of its top women with sponsors and stretch assignments. It...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

Moms make their mark at this health care insurance company, where they comprise 66% of the participants in its rising talent program for high-potential managers. With its accelerated leadership...

Boehringer Ingelheim

On the main campus of this pharmaceutical company, you might spot workers in one particular building lounging on comfy couches, playing Ping-Pong and foosball, whipping up meals in a kitchen and...

Bon Secours Richmond Health System

Playing to its strengths, this health system focused on its workers’ well-being in 2011. In September, it opened an on-site health clinic at its flagship St. Mary’s Hospital, in Richmond, VA, where...

Booz Allen Hamilton

Investing in its employees brings dividends to this strategy and technology-consulting firm, which last year spent $16.5 million on tuition aid and certification prep, introduced 1,252 new live and...

The Boston Consulting Group

Designing work schedules flexible enough to accommodate employees’ changing lives is tricky—but this management consulting firm likes to innovate. In a new approach called Predictability, Teaming and...

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Whether it’s noon or 3 a.m., employees of this biopharmaceutical company know they can call or email its resource and referral service to get answers to their most important questions. If they want...

Bronson Healthcare Group

There’s no faster way to feel great than by torching calories at the gym, as employees at this health care system know. Many of them take Pilates, water aerobics, yoga and other exercise classes at a...

CA Technologies

With just over 7,000 U.S. employees, this management software and solutions company acquits itself admirably when compared to its larger peers. It not only offers five on-site Montessori child care...

Capital One Financial

Anyone who’s ever had child care arrangements fall through knows how hard it is to find good caregivers in a pinch. To remove some of that stress for employees, this bank recently introduced a new...

Cardinal Health

Contrary to what (some) kids may think, their moms aren’t born knowing everything, which is why the biweekly roundtable discussions at this health care system’s headquarters are such a wonderful...

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

The Family Wellness Program just launched by this health care system offers free diet and exercise coaching to employees and their immediate relatives, helping them stay in shape. Workers who sign up...

Chrysler Group

Ambitious moms launch impressive careers at this vehicle manufacturer, supported in their efforts by an active Diversity Council and six employee resource groups that help them broker important...