2012 Working Mother 100 Best Companies List

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Generous leave policies make this information technology and networking company a great place to raise children. Employees receive at least 20 days of paid time off per year (for vacation, illness or...

Citi

Worrying about what one’s kids are going to do after high school can prematurely age many parents, but this financial services company helps its employees by providing free access to a college-...

Colgate-Palmolive

Employees of this consumer products company are out to make the world a better place. In 2011, those who worked in New York City joined together to tidy up parks, read to elementary school children,...

Cornell University

Imagine having your own personal dependent care consultant. That’s the job of this university’s Eileen McCoy Whang, who works with employees to examine their day care options, find help for kids with...

Covington & Burling

Women are 22% of the partnership at this law firm—no small feat in an industry with few females at the top, especially if you consider that nearly one third of the firm’s partner promotions went to...

Dell

Creating open office spaces, linking everyone in a giant communications network and allowing them to decide how they want to work are the key features of this information technology and services...

Deloitte

This professional services firm has long endorsed the idea that employees’ careers can be tailored to accommodate changes in their personal lives. To support these aims, its Women’s Initiative...

Deutsche Bank

Plenty of companies have programs that help new moms readjust to work after becoming a parent, but few ever address what happens down the line. With its Survival vs. Sustainability program,...

Diageo North America

Few things make a working parent feel as bad as having to miss a kid’s school play or big game because of the job—but employees at this alcoholic beverage company don’t have to worry. Every month,...

Discovery Communications

What parent wouldn’t love some “work life balance days”? At this media company, employees take three (with pay) every year, using them to hang out with their kids, complete errands, attend classes...

Dow Corning

Women who have children with special needs may want to check out this silicone supplier, which offers health insurance to anyone working 20 hours per week and covers speech, occupational and physical...

Eli Lilly and Company

Parenting dilemmas plague moms— from whether it’s okay to give an 8-year-old a cell phone to how to calm a shrieking toddler. Happily, those at this pharmaceutical company can get advice from its new...

Ernst & Young

Workers at this professional services firm need to be available to their clients around the clock, and corporate policies address that. Breastfeeding moms may rely on lactation rooms at most sites,...