Working Mother magazine has just come out with the best 100 companies for working moms. They evaluated companies based on “workforce profile, compensation, child care, flexibility, time off and leaves, family-friendly programs and company culture.” Here are the top 10:
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1. Abbott Laboratories
2. Bon Secours Richmond Health System in Virginia
3. Ernst & Young LLP
4. HSBC-North America
5. IBM Corp.
6. J. P. Morgan Chase
7. Patagonia Inc.
8. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
9. Principal Financial Group
10. S.C. Johnson & Son Inc.
Some highlights from the companies who made the list: plenty of flex-time offered and used; maternity leaves of 6 months or more; on-site childcare centers; compressed schedules allowed, including some companies that allow 20 hours per week of work to qualify for benefits; and many others. If anyone who works at these companies (or others listed) cares to comment on real examples of how these policies work, please do!
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I’m glad to see Microsoft on the list, though I’m not sure what on-site daycare they’re referring to. There’s one close by that takes only MSFT kids, but it’s not very big and it’s definitely not on site.
If all goes well, I’ll be working part time soon, and I’m not even a mom :) MSFT is very cool about flextime, and working from home. Woo hoo!
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