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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
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ABBOTT
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New moms who are salaried employees enjoy six weeks of maternity leave at full pay and another six unpaid; hourly employees receive six weeks partially paid and six unpaid. Dads can take two weeks of paid paternity leave—and 540 did in 2006.
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ACCENTURE
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Working at a distance is the way many employees at this global consulting and tech firm define flexibility. A whopping 92% of staffers telecommute, with many of them opting for ongoing training and reimbursable home-office setups. Workers can also tap flextime, compressed workweeks, job-sharing or ...
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ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO.
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Kids at headquarters' on-site child-care center and at five near-site centers enjoy a wide range of activities, from music classes and cool science projects to field trips. A sliding fee scale at all six centers helps keep parents' costs down. Backup care is available at ...
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AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
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This public utility believes serving employees is just as important as
serving customers. If staffers need to change their schedules from time
to time, they can—and 50% of them did last year. More than a quarter
compressed their workweeks, and nearly as many worked from home.
Employees can also ...
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ARNOLD & PORTER LLP
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Parents who work at headquarters receive 16 weeks of job-guaranteed
leave, with 12 weeks at full pay for birthmoms and adoptive primary
caregivers. Dads and secondary care-givers get six weeks of paid time
off.
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ARNOLD WORLDWIDE
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When employees need a bit of downtime during the workday, they can head
to the Chill Out Zone to watch TV, shoot pool or play Ping-Pong. If
quiet relaxation is what they crave, they can decompress in the
Recovery Room, which offers a comfortable, technology-free space to
unwind in.
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ASTRAZENECA
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Last year, fully 90% of employees at the firm's main office used
flexible options, from compressed workweeks and flextime to part-time
schedules and job-sharing. Telecommuting is especially popular: More
than two thirds of all headquarters employees—close to 2,700
staffers—regularly worked off-site last year.
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BANK OF AMERICA
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Nine on-site day-care centers provide regular and backup care.
Employees who earn less than $34,000 (or have a family income of less
than $60,000) are eligible for up to $175 in monthly reimbursements for
each child enrolled.
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BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA
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An innovative program makes employees' dreams of home ownership a
reality. Eligible first-time homebuyers receive up to $10,000 to help
them break into the real estate market.
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BAYER CORP.
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Parents-to-be receive a diaper bag filled with pregnancy and child-care
books, a onesie and other goodies. Five new lactation rooms have been
added at the Pittsburgh location; an innovative program connects new
moms with employee breastfeeding mentors for advice. Parents of older
children can take advantage of an event-planning ...
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