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Abbott
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Abbott Park, IL WHAT THEY DO Manufacture pharmaceutical, health-care, nutritional, diagnostic and medical products and devices Chairman & CEO Miles White Senior VP, HR Stephen R. Fussell View Website
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EMPLOYEES 28,858 WOMEN 13,643 WOMEN LEADERS 2,683 WOMEN IN TOP 20% BY PAY 1,909 WOMEN ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2
FLEX APPEAL
This work/life leader really gets the message out about flex: About 65%
of employees use some form of alternative work arrangement, and most
have been supplied with the computers, software and remote access they
need to work from home. The firm encourages job-sharing or part-time
options when staffers want a break from full-time work.
CHILD-CARE KUDOS On-site day care at headquarters,
discounts at regional and national child-care facilities and free
resource and referral services ensure that parents are never without
help. During the summer, the firm offers a camp and a volunteer program
for kids in sixth through ninth grades.
WHAT'S COOL
Abbott offers free on-site financial seminars on saving for college or
retirement and just launched a website that helps new employees find
dependent care, educational info and relocation assistance.
LEAVES WE LOVE Salaried new moms with one year of
service receive six paid weeks off for maternity leave (with the option
of taking another six unpaid weeks off), while fathers and adoptive
parents get two paid weeks off. Employees can take personal leaves of
six months or more without jeopardizing their job.
PHASE BACK Various flex options help new moms ease
back into their job after maternity leave, while private lactation
rooms and discounted breast pumps aid breastfeeding moms.
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Accenture
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New York, NY WHAT THEY DO Provide management consulting, technology and outsourcing services CEO William D. Green HR DIRECTOR David Paulsen View Website
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EMPLOYEES 28,250 WOMEN 11,499 WOMEN LEADERS 3,554 WOMEN IN TOP 20% BY PAY 1,450 WOMEN ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2
FLEX APPEAL It's easy to see how committed this
firm is to helping its employees balance their personal and
professional lives. About 60% of its staffers flex their hours or
telecommute, and they only need to work an hour a week to earn
health-care benefits. In response to recent staff surveys, the firm
reduced overtime work, shortened business trips and added more
opportunities for employees to adjust their daily schedules.
CHILD-CARE KUDOS A quarter of all employees have
children under the age of 12, and they frequently contact the firm's
resource and referral service to locate care. When their regular
arrangements fall through, they can call a toll-free backup-care
hotline for help that costs just $2 to $4 per hour. Staffers who prefer
to have a neighbor or friend look after their child are eligible for a
$50 reimbursement per use.
WOMEN LEADERS Women already make up 19% of
corporate executives, but quarterly group reviews ensure that future
female stars are identified. The number of women in senior executive positions has been climbing for five years in a row. New female executives are invited
to breakfast receptions at which they learn about the role of female
leaders and the importance of mentoring other women.
LEAVES WE LOVE New moms with one year of service
may take up to 64 weeks off--yes, up to 15 months!--when they deliver
or adopt a child. Birthmothers are fully paid for eight weeks of that
leave, while adoptive parents are paid for four weeks. Dads are
eligible for 13 job-guaranteed weeks off, with one week paid.
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Aflac Inc.
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Columbus, GA WHAT THEY DO Provide supplemental health insurance policies CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD & CEO Daniel P. Amos SENIOR VP, DIRECTOR OF HR, FACILITIES & HEALTH SERVICES Audrey Tillman View Website
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EMPLOYEES 4,207 WOMEN 2,889 WOMEN LEADERS 291 WOMEN IN TOP 20% BY PAY 414 WOMEN ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2
FLEX APPEAL
Renowned for its popular talking-duck commercials, this insurance
leader is a favorite among working parents. Staffers are given lots of
flexibility to adjust and compress their hours and to work off-site. In
fact, employees in the customer call center regularly submit their
"dream schedules" for approval.
CHILD-CARE KUDOS
Two day-care centers at headquarters serve 523 children, more than any
other corporate day-care site in Georgia. Educational offerings are
equally outstanding: Toddlers study language arts, science, math and
music; pre-K kids study computers; for older kids, there are Spanish
and dance classes. Monthly child-care subsidies of up to $150 are
offered to staffers in Albany, NY, and Omaha, NE.
WHAT WORKS
Leadership training programs help nurture the professional talents of
women, while a lunchtime series of educational programs helps them
balance their checkbooks (and their personal lives). In 2005, the firm
hosted a Women's Tea Party, which offered female senior officers a
chance to advise junior staffers. The numbers speak volumes: 75% of
top-earning employees are female.
LEAVES WE LOVE
The family leave policy offers all salaried employees six full and six
partially paid job-guaranteed weeks off when they deliver or adopt.
Staffers who have been with the firm for five years receive full pay
for the entire leave.
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Allstate Insurance Co.
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Northbrook, IL WHAT THEY DO Provide retirement, investment, insurance and banking products CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO Edward Liddy SENIOR VP, HR Joan Crockett View Website
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EMPLOYEES 37,219 WOMEN 22,140 WOMEN LEADERS 2,159 WOMEN IN TOP 20% BY PAY 2,945 WOMEN ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2
FLEX APPEAL
Employees are in good hands with this top financial services firm,
where innovative work/life policies help them maintain balance in their
lives. More than half of staffers flex their hours, a quarter
telecommute, and a tenth compress their schedules. Job-shares and
part-time work are also popular.
CHILD-CARE KUDOS Kids enjoy
a wide range of educational activities at headquarters' on-site and
near-site day-care centers. Parents can also use the firm's child-care
resource and referral services and an online backup-care locator. A
special Summer of Service program in three locations gets tweens
involved in community and cultural activities.
WHAT WORKS Women are rising
in the ranks: They make up about a third of all senior managers,
directors, officers, top earners and students in the firm's on-site
executive MBA program. Staffers are granted $5,250 in tuition
reimbursement each year for certification courses or job-related
classes.
LEAVES WE LOVE Parents can
take up to 38 weeks of job-guaranteed time off. New moms are eligible
for up to two paid weeks of short-term disability after one year of
service and may supplement that with extra days from their paid time
off bank. Staffers who adopt may have $5,000 in costs reimbursed.
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American Express Co.
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New York, NY WHAT THEY DO Provide global travel, payments, network and financial services CHAIRMAN & CEO Kenneth Chenault EXECUTIVE VP, HR L. Kevin Cox View Website
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EMPLOYEES 28,627 WOMEN 19,245 WOMEN LEADERS 4,822 WOMEN IN TOP 20% BY PAY 2,519 WOMEN ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2
FLEX APPEAL
This family-friendly company allows employees to take advantage of
flextime, compressed weeks, telecommuting and job-sharing. To ensure
fairness, it provides managers with detailed selection criteria, user
guides and a sample case study of successful flexible work arrangements
so they can assess whether a flexible schedule is the right fit for the
employee and the company.
CHILD-CARE KUDOS
Boasting eight free backup-care facilities throughout the country,
American Express makes work a family affair by allowing employees to
bring along their children when traveling on business to cities with
available emergency child-care centers.
LEAVES WE LOVE
New moms can take up to 12 weeks off after the birth of their child,
receiving full pay for four weeks and partial pay for two. Want to take
a breather from work? After ten years of service, employees can take
advantage of a paid six-month sabbatical to pursue humanitarian
interests.
WOMEN LEADERS
Last year, all women received career counseling, while 54% of female
staffers received management or leadership training. A professional
orientation and development program provides new and tenured employees
with training, career programs and mentoring, plus networking
opportunities for women who want to advance.
WHAT'S COOL
Concierge services vary by location, but most staffers have access to a
fitness center with spinning and kickboxing classes, as well as massage
and physical therapy.
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Arnold & Porter LLP
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Washington, DC WHAT THEY DO Provide legal services for individual, corporate and government clients EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Judith Hurley HR DIRECTOR Elizabeth Respess View Website
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EMPLOYEES 1,330 WOMEN 754 WOMEN LEADERS 268 WOMEN IN TOP 20% BY PAY 113 WOMEN ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS 6
FLEX APPEAL Flexibility
is woven into the fabric of this progressive law firm, which allows
staffers to leave the office early to meet their kids after school and
permits attorneys to flex or compress their hours. Thanks to recent
technology upgrades, telecommuting (for which the company supplies
laptops and BlackBerrys) is easier than ever.
CHILD-CARE KUDOS
Children join in company activities, from family picnics to baseball
games and holiday events. An on-site day-care center at headquarters
looks after the little ones from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and will stay
open if parents need to work late or come in on weekends. Staffers may
contact a resource and referral service to locate extra care, or use
near-site backup centers (available in four locations).
WHAT'S COOL Role
models for women abound, from the firm's female executive director to
its part-time advisor, a partner and mom who counsels other employees
who work part-time. Women also benefit from the firm's networking,
mentoring and career development programs, which are open to all
employees.
LEAVES WE LOVE
Birth and adoptive parents are eligible for 16 job-guaranteed weeks of
leave, with 12 fully paid for primary caregivers and six paid for
secondary caregivers. Attorneys on extended leaves retain access to development programs; partners may take partially paid sabbaticals of up to six months.
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Astrazeneca
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Wilmington, DE WHAT THEY DO Develop, manufacture and market pharmaceutical products PRESIDENT & CEO Tony Zook VP, HR Penny Stoker View Website
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EMPLOYEES 12,281 WOMEN 6,626 WOMEN LEADERS 2,258 WOMEN IN TOP 20% BY PAY 868 WOMEN ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS 4
FLEX APPEAL
Management at this firm is always seeking to improve employees'
work/life balance. An impressive 75% of staffers worked off-site at
some point in 2005, while 68% flexed their schedules and 33% compressed
them. Part-timer benefits and job-sharing were expanded to a larger
group of sales staffers. It takes just 19 hours of work a week to earn
health-care benefits.
CHILD-CARE KUDOS An
on-site day-care center at headquarters provides full-time and backup
care to infants, toddlers and kindergartners. A summer camp is open to
their school-age siblings. Discounts are available at regional and
national child-care chains, and all employees get ten days of in-home
or center-based backup care, subsidized at 90% of the cost.
WHAT'S COOL Thanks
to phone and Internet conferencing, far-flung field sales employees now
have the same access to parenting seminars as everyone else. Staffers
who might never have encountered one another can exchange stories, tips
and suggestions.
LEAVES WE LOVE All
employees receive 26 job-guaranteed weeks off, with eight fully paid
for new moms, seven paid for primary adoptive caregivers and one paid
for new dads or secondary caregivers. Adoptive parents are eligible for
up to $5,000 in cost-covering benefits.
NOTABLE IMPROVEMENT
Managers' bonuses are tied to their success in hiring and promoting
females--now 40% of candidates in line for senior positions are women.
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Avon Products Inc.
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New York, NY WHAT THEY DO Manufacture and market cosmetics and other consumer products CHAIRMAN & CEO Andrea Jung SENIOR VP, GLOBAL HR Lucien Alziari View Website
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EMPLOYEES 7,009 WOMEN 5,075 WOMEN LEADERS 1,178 WOMEN IN TOP 20% BY PAY 760 WOMEN ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS 5
FLEX APPEAL
This trailblazing firm truly is "the company for women," as its tagline
says. Avon allows its employees--most of whom are women--to find the
freedom they need, thanks to flextime, compressed workweeks,
job-sharing and telecommuting. Staffers can also switch from full-time
to part-time when the need arises.
CHILD-CARE KUDOS In addition
to a company-sponsored child-care facility in Rye, NY, the firm offers
a 10% discount through a national day-care chain and just partnered
with an online "matchmaker," providing staffers with free access to a
child-care resource library and 25% discounts on matchmaking services.
WHAT WORKS
Avon's long history of serving women has fostered a truly inclusive
culture. Women make up 72% of the staff, and their career advancement
is supported by a variety of mentoring, leadership training and
executive succession programs. More than half (54%) of the firm's
top-earning employees are women.
LEAVES WE LOVE Adoptive moms
enjoy the same eight weeks of fully paid leave that birthmothers
receive. Secondary caregivers (including dads) are given two weeks of
paid leave following the birth or adoption of a child.
WHAT'S COOL
Women employees are entitled to a generous $10,000 adoption
reimbursement and are offered unlimited coverage for in-vitro
fertilization procedures.
PHASE BACK With management
approval, employees may apply to work reduced hours or a flexible
schedule for up to a month after returning from parental leave.
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Bank of America
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Charlotte, NC WHAT THEY DO Provide banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management services CHAIRMAN, CEO & PRESIDENT Kenneth D. Lewis GLOBAL BENEFITS EXECUTIVE Richard Dorazil View Website
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EMPLOYEES 166,761 WOMEN 112,879 WOMEN LEADERS 12,406 WOMEN IN TOP 20% BY PAY 13,261 WOMEN ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS 3
FLEX APPEAL
Alternative work arrangements are a business imperative for this
massive firm, which operates 6,392 sites in 33 states. Staffers can
adjust or compress their hours to meet their needs and even share
positions. A brand-new My Work telecommuting program at headquarters
and in Boston helps associates avoid long commutes by allowing them to
work from home or from a satellite office.
CHILD-CARE KUDOS
The company subsidizes 65% of the cost of care at its three on-site
day-care centers at headquarters and in Jacksonville, FL. Employees in
ten cities can take advantage of the Snowy Day backup-care program when
nasty weather keeps their kids out of school, and staffers who earn
less than $34,000 per year are eligible for up to $175 in monthly
child-care reimbursements.
LEAVES WE LOVE
All new moms with one year of service may take up to 26 weeks of
parental leave, with eight of those weeks fully paid. Those who adopt
are also eligible for up to $8,000 in reimbursements per child--twice
the amount that was available in 2004.
WHAT WORKS
A quarter of the most powerful positions are held by women, and the
company supports them with workshops, networking events, training
sessions and panels for female leaders. Executives are required to set
annual targets for the advancement of women.
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Baptist Health South Florida
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Coral Gables, FL WHAT THEY DO Operate five nonprofit hospitals and provide other health-care services PRESIDENT & CEO Brian E. Keeley CORPORATE VP, EMPLOYEE SERVICES & HR Kathryn M. Fisk View Website
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EMPLOYEES 10,925 WOMEN 8,164 WOMEN LEADERS 421 WOMEN IN TOP 20% BY PAY 1,069 WOMEN ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS 3
FLEX APPEAL
The fast-paced nature of the health-care industry demands
flexibility--and this organization provides it, offering part-time
schedules, compressed workweeks and flextime. Job-sharing staffers
often switch days or even weeks with each other, while 37% of staffers
are able to access their work computers from home, making telecommuting
a cinch.
CHILD-CARE KUDOS
Three on-site day-care centers provide regular, backup and
school-holiday care, with a third of the cost subsidized by the
company. As of 2005, business-travel-related child-care expenses are
reimbursed.
WHAT WORKS The
company pours more than $7 million annually into employee training and
education, running its own "corporate university" and leadership
training program, as well as offering reimbursement of up to $4,000 for
undergraduate ($6,000 for graduate) courses and up to $12,000 in
nursing scholarships. Its efforts have clearly paid off: Women now
occupy 50% of jobs at the corporate director level and above.
LEAVES WE LOVE
Staffers rave about the summer leave policy, which allows them to take
off for 12 (unpaid) weeks. All new parents are eligible for at least 12
job-guaranteed weeks off after they adopt or give birth; four of those
weeks are partially paid for birthmothers. Workers may also take up to
a year of personal leave, and those who've left the firm may return up
to five years later with no loss of benefits or seniority.
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