CHILD-CARE CHEER Parents who work for this pharmaceutical giant don’t need to miss their little ones’ “firsts” just because they’re at the office: A state-of-the-art day-care center at headquarters serves 670 infants, toddlers and kindergartners, all of whom can see Mommy and Daddy during the day.

FLEX ABILITY Rooting for your child’s soccer team is easy, thanks to a new guide to setting up alternative schedules—including telecommuting and compressed workweeks—courtesy of a website launched in 2007.

TAKE LEAVE New moms receive up to 12 weeks of maternity leave, including six paid. To lessen separation anxiety, they can telecommute and/or return to work on a part-time schedule.

OUTSTANDING PROGRAM Female employees who struggle with infertility are paired with personal nurses, who review treatment options and connect them with care providers. Travel benefits help hopeful moms-to-be visit faraway medical experts.

 

Women managers/execs 3,092
Women among top earners 36%
Women on board of directors 15%
Chairman & CEO Miles D. White
Senior VP, HR Stephen Fussell