91% of HP employees polled said their managers are ethical, open and honest.

What We Love
As a supply chain project manager for this top tech company, Jill Goozen has a jam-packed work schedule. But she always manages to make her 7-year-old daughter’s Brownie meetings, dance classes and soccer games, thanks to the telecommuting arrangement she and her husband (also an HP employee) enjoy. Jill and her husband work from home once a week, and flextime helps them pick up any slack, as it does for an estimated 80% of workers here. “If I didn’t have this flexibility, there is no way I could be both a full-time working woman and actively involved mom,” says Jill. Like her, 34% of HP’s employees formally telecommute, and the rest of the staff does so on a casual basis. In addition, compressed schedules, leaves of absence and job-sharing are gaining traction, and the use of videoconferencing has reduced the need for air travel.

CEO: Mark Hurd

VP, Global Talent Organization: Bina Chaurasia

Women managers/execs: 25%

Women among top earners: 19%

Women on board of directors: 20%

Women corporate executive hires in 2008: 19%

Women participating in management or leadership training in the past year: 52%

Women participating in formalized executive succession planning last year: 100%

Women promoted last year who utilized a formal flexible work arrangement: 35%

Formal compensation policies reward managers who help women advance: No