|
|
|
|
WHO SAYS WOMEN CAN'T HAVE IT ALL? An invigorating career, a fun-filled family life—today's working moms enjoy both, thanks to smart companies that realize life doesn't end at the office door. The 2007 Working Mother 100 Best Companies are leading by example, giving women the programs, choices and support they need to shine at work and at home. Wide-ranging flex options? Check. Generous paid maternity leave? Check. Affordable child care? Check. Career development? Check. These winners offer an impressive menu of innovation. To our 100 Best, we say thank you for your progressive ideas, your family-friendly policies and your investment in women, which will pay off for generations to come. Firms like yours enable working moms to build a career they're proud of...and sand castles with their kids.
Edited By Suzanne Riss, Teresa Palagano & Angela Ebron
Click here for the 2006 list
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
CISCO SYSTEMS INC.
|
|
|
|
Having an on-site day-care center at headquarters gives employees in
the San Jose office peace of mind. In a pinch, they can also rely on
company-supported backup and school-holiday care. When the school year
ends, the company's summer programs keep kids engaged.
...
|
| Read More >> |
|
| |
|
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.
|
|
|
|
Knowing that life with babies can be unpredictable, the company lets
new moms take a three-day paid leave anytime during the first six
months after birth or adoption. They also receive six weeks of
maternity leave at full pay and can discuss a phase-back arrangement
with their managers to ...
|
| Read More >> |
|
| |
|
IBM CORP.
|
|
|
|
New moms get six weeks of paid leave. Dads and adoptive parents get two
paid weeks off. If parents want more time once their initial leave is
over, they can take unpaid leave for up to three years. If they want to
phase back gradually, they can reduce ...
|
| Read More >> |
|
| |
|
INTEL CORP.
|
|
|
|
An on-site wellness program cares for employees from the inside out,
offering diabetes and hypertension screening, one-on-one health
coaching and a health-risk assessment. More than 10,000 workers
participated last year—and were rewarded with an American Express gift
card.
...
|
| Read More >> |
|
| |
|
MICROSOFT CORP.
|
|
|
|
One near-site facility provides full-day, full-year child care.
Company-sponsored backup care, offered at two facilities, rescues
parents when their primary child care falls through, their child is ill
or schools are closed. Employees also receive tuition discounts at more
than 3,800 child-care facilities nationwide.
...
|
| Read More >> |
|
| |
|
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.
|
|
|
|
New moms receive eight weeks off at full pay, while dads and adoptive
parents get two weeks of paid leave. Telecommuting and part-time
schedules make the transition back to work more manageable for moms.
...
|
| Read More >> |
|
| |
|
TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM INC.
|
|
|
|
In addition to supporting a near-site day-care center, now in its tenth
year, the company recently instituted a nationwide backup-care program,
available around the clock for all employee kids. The cost? Just $2 an
hour per child at the center and $4 for in-home care for up to ...
|
| Read More >> |
|
| |
|
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS
|
|
|
|
New moms receive four to six weeks of fully paid leave, depending on
the division in which they're employed. When moms return to work, they
can log as few as eight hours per week and maintain full benefits for
six to 12 months.
...
|
| Read More >> |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
