8 fully paid weeks off are available to Citi employees who adopt.

No matter what time it is, the 131,000 employees of this New York City–based financial firm know they can contact experts around the clock to help them— whether it’s nurses at a dedicated hotline who can advise on a baby’s 3:00 a.m. cough, a health advocate who can secure a 6:00 p.m. appointment with an in-demand specialist or a referral worker who can help find a babysitter on the fly when schools announce a snow day. Eight child-care centers welcome children of all ages, while employees with elder-care concerns can request help from a service that checks on relatives who live far away. Dozens of corporate women’s councils and networks provide guidance to professional women, as does a new Women’s Leadership Development program, launched last April, which arranges for female employees to take on customized work assignments that enhance their careers.

CEO: Vikram Pandit

Chief Diversity Officer: Ana Duarte McCarthy

Women managers/execs: 44%

Women among top earners: 21%

Women on board of directors: 13%

Women corporate executive hires in 2008: 17%

Women participating in management or leadership training in the past year: 28%

Women participating in formalized executive succession planning last year: 34%

Women promoted last year who utilized a formal flexible work arrangement: Not tracked.

Formal compensation policies reward managers who help women advance: Yes