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100 BEST COMPANIES 2015
E X EC U T I V E S U M M A RY
BACKGROUND ON THE INITIATIVE
For 30 years, the Working Mother 100 Best Companies have set the standard
for work life practices in the United States.
The Working Mother Research Institute collects data on the workforces and
policies of the winning companies in order to:
•Reveal how the Best Companies lead in the areas of representation, benefits,
advancement, child care, flexible work arrangements, parental leave and
company culture.
•Create a benchmark of progressive policies and programs that make
organizations succeed.
•Raise awareness of the issues working mothers and all employees face in the
workplace and encourage the development of programs to address those issues.
•Promote the interests of working mothers in corporate America by honoring
companies that successfully help employees integrate home and work.
Source: 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
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30 YEARS OF BEST COMPANIES
The Working Mother Best Companies list began in 1986 with 30 companies, when
the fastest growing segment in the American workforce was women—especially
working mothers.
Since then, the initiative has changed the way the country thinks about working
moms, who are no longer a novelty in the office. Benefits and policies that make
life easier for women with kids at home are the same ones that help dads, people
caring for elderly relatives, people with volunteer commitments and anyone with
a time-intensive hobby to maintain a vibrant career while pursuing their personal
interests.
The original Best Companies list focused on a number of areas, including:
•Compensation
•Opportunities for advancement
•Parent-friendly benefits, including maternity leave, flexibility, child care and
job sharing
The Working Mother Best Companies application now includes 500 questions
focusing on all areas of work life, including benefits, flexibility, parental leave,
advancement and child care.
Source: 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
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PINNACLE AWARD
IBM and Johnson & Johnson are the only companies
to have earned a place on the list all 30 years.
30 YEARS
Source: 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
30 YEARS
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CONGRATULATIONS!
T H E 2 0 1 5 WO R K I N G MOT H E R 1 0 0 B E ST COM PA N I E S
A.T. Kearney
CA Technologies
HP
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Abbott TOP 10
Capital One Financial
IBM TOP 10
The PNC Financial Services Group
AbbVie
Cardinal Health
Intel
Principal Financial Group
Accenture
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Johnson & Johnson
PwC TOP 10
ADP
Citi
Colgate-Palmolive
JPMorgan Chase
Procter & Gamble
The Advisory Board Company
Allianz Life Insurance Company of
North America
Credit Suisse
Allstate Insurance
Diageo North America
American Express
AOL
Arnold & Porter
Astellas Pharma US
AstraZeneca
Avon Products
Bain & Co.
Deloitte TOP 10
Discovery Communications
The Dow Chemical Company
Dow Corning Corporation
DuPont
Eli Lilly and Company
EY TOP 10
Katten Muchin Rosenman
Kellogg
KPMG TOP 10
LEGO Systems
L’Oréal USA
March of Dimes Foundation
MassMutual Financial Group
MasterCard
McGladrey
McKinsey & Co. TOP 10
Prudential Financial
Qualcomm
Roche Diagnostics
Ryan
SC Johnson
Scripps Health
State Street
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
TIAA-CREF
TriHealth
Turner Broadcasting System
Bank of America
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett
& Dunner
Baptist Health South Florida
FINRA
Barclays
First Horizon National
BDO USA
Freddie Mac
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
GE
Boehringer Ingelheim USA
Genentech
New York Life
Bon Secours Virginia Health System
General Mills TOP 10
Northern Trust
WellStar Health System TOP 10
Booz Allen Hamilton
Goldman Sachs
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
Yale University
The Boston Consulting Group
Grant Thornton
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Zoetis TOP 10
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ
Ogilvy & Mather
Zurich North America
Source: 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
Merck
MetLife
Moffitt Cancer Center
Morgan Stanley
Moss Adams
UBS
Unilever
University of Wisconsin Hospital and
Clinics
Verizon
Viacom
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OVERVIEW
Chemical (including Petro)
The 2015 Working Mother
100 Best Companies
employ almost
Consumer Products (including
Cosmetics, Food and
Beverages)
2.1 million people
Financial Services
in
15 industries
at more than
Education
Hospitals/Health Care
Insurance
Legal
Manufacturing
Media, Internet and Advertising
Non-profit/Not-for-profit
Pharmaceutical
32,000 worksites
Professional Services,
Management Consulting,
Accounting
nationwide.
Retail and Apparel
Of these employees, almost
a million—46%—are women.
Source: 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
Science, Technology,
Engineering, Aerospace,
Medical Devices
Telecommunications
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SUMMARY OF 2015 FINDINGS: THEN & NOW
THEN: At the 1986 Working Mother Best Companies, women represent an average of
33% of the workforce and 26% of managers.
NOW: Women represent 46% of the total workforce and 43% of managers, on average.
THEN: In 1986, two Best Companies are led by female CEOs; however, no Fortune 100
company has a female CEO.
NOW: Eleven Best Companies are led by female CEOs, and nine women lead a company in
the Fortune 100.
THEN: In the late 1980s, only 5 of 30 Best Companies offer fully paid maternity leave,
ranging from 1 week to 8 weeks. None report offering paid leave for new dads or
adoptive parents.
NOW: All Best Companies offer fully paid maternity leave to full-time employees, while a
majority offer paid paternity and paid adoption leave.
THEN: In 1986, seven of 30 Best Companies offer flextime, the ability to shift hours
slightly to start earlier or later in the day. Only two allow employees to work from home.
NOW: All 100 Best Companies offer flextime and telecommuting, while a majority offer
job sharing and compressed workweeks
Source: 1986, 1987, 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies and fortune.com/2015/06/29/female-ceos-fortune-500
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FEMALE REPRESENTATION: THEN & NOW
THEN: At the 1986 Working Mother Best Companies,
women represent an average of 33% of the workforce
and 26% of managers.
NOW: Women represent 46% of the total workforce
and 43% of managers, on average.
WOM E N
Total Employees
Managers
Source: 1986, 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
MEN
2015 46%
54%
1986 33%
67%
2015 43%
57%
1986 26%
74%
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FEMALE REPRESENTATION
For 2015, female representation holds steady at 46% of all employees at the Best
Companies, consistent with last year.
Representation of women increased one percentage point at the manager level
year over year, but declined slightly at the senior manager level (to 34% from 36%).
WOM E N
Total Employees
Managers
Senior Managers
Corporate Executives
Source: 2014, 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
MEN
2015 46%
54%
2014 46%
54%
2015 43%
57%
2014 42%
58%
2015 34%
66%
2014 36%
65%
2015 26%
74%
2014 26%
74%
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PROMOTION RATES FOR WOMEN
At the 2015 Best Companies, women received an average of 41% of all promotions
to manager, senior manager and corporate executive combined (down one
percentage point from a year ago).
Women received 32% of promotions to corporate executive positions, consistent
with 2014. Female promotions to manager and senior manager are down slightly.
P E RC E N TAG E O F P ROMOT I O N S R EC E I V E D BY WOM E N
Promotion to
Manager
Promotion to
Senior Manager
Promotion to
Corporate Executive
2015
42%
2015
39%
2015
32%
2014
44%
2014
40%
2014
32%
Source: 2014, 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
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WOMEN ON TOP: THEN & NOW
THEN: In 1986, two Best Companies are led by female
CEOs, but no Fortune 100 company has a female CEO.
NOW: Eleven Best Companies are led by female CEOs,
and nine women lead a company in the Fortune 100.
Source: 1986, 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
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FEMALE REPRESENTATION: CORPORATE EXECUTIVES
Women hold 26% of corporate executive positions at the 2015 100 Best
Companies, consistent with last year.
P E RC E N TAG E O F CO R P O R AT E E X EC U T I V E S W H O A R E WOM E N
22%
23%
23%
26%
26%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Source: 2011–2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
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FEMALE REPRESENTATION IN LEADERSHIP
At the Best Companies, women make up about a third (34%) of the top fifth of
earners and almost a quarter (24%) of board of director members.
P E RC E N TAG E O F L E A D E RS H I P P OS I T I O N S H E L D BY
WOM E N AT T H E 2 0 1 5 B E ST COM PA N I E S
Top 20% earners
34%
Source: 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
Direct reports
to CEO
29%
Board of directors
24%
Executives with
P&L responsibilities
22%
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CORPORATE EXECUTIVE FEMALE HIRES
Women made up 22% of the corporate executives hired into the 2015 Best
Companies, down slightly from 23% last year.
CO R P O R AT E E X EC U T I V E F E M A L E H I R E S
Source: 2014, 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
2015
22%
2014
23%
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PAID FAMILY LEAVE: THEN & NOW
THEN: Only 5 of 30 Best Companies offer fully paid
maternity leave, ranging from 1 week to 8 weeks.
None report offering paid leave for new dads or
adoptive parents.
NOW: : All Best Companies offer fully paid maternity
leave to full-time employees, while a majority offer
paid paternity and paid adoption leave.
Source: 1987, 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
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YEAR OVER YEAR: MATERNITY LEAVE
On average, the Best Companies offer 8 weeks of fully paid maternity leave—up
one week from last year.
The average number of weeks of partially paid maternity leave at the Best
Companies holds steady at 6 weeks.
PA I D M AT E R N I T Y L E AV E O F F E R E D
9
7
7
7
7
8
7
8
3
3
4
5
5
5
6
6
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Average weeks of fully paid maternity leave
Average weeks of partially paid maternity leave
Source: 2008–2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
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YEAR OVER YEAR: PATERNITY AND ADOPTION LEAVE
Best Companies, on average, continue to offer 3 weeks of paid paternity leave and
5 weeks of paid adoption leave for caregivers.
PA I D PA R E N TA L L E AV E O F F E R E D
5
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
6
5
6
5
5
5
3
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Average weeks of fully paid paternity leave
Average weeks of fully paid adoption leave
Source: 2008–2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
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USAGE OF PAID FAMILY LEAVE
Full-time exempt mothers at the 2015 100 Best Companies took an average of 9
weeks of fully-paid maternity leave, up from an average of 8 weeks since 2011.
Full-time exempt fathers continue to take an average of 2 weeks of fully-paid
paternity leave, while full-time exempt adoptive parents take an average of 5
weeks—up from 4 weeks since 2013.
U SAG E O F PA I D PA R E N TA L L E AV E
8
8
8
8
9
5
2
2
2
2
5
4
4
5
2
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Average weeks of fully paid
maternity leave taken by full-time
exempt mothers
Average weeks of fully-paid paternity
leave taken by full-time exempt
fathers
Average weeks of fully paid adoption
leave taken by full-time exempt
employees
Source: 2011–2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
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BEST VS. REST: PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
All Best Companies offer fully paid maternity leave to full-time employees.
The past three years have seen a steady increase in the number of Best
Companies offering paid adoption leave and paid paternity leave, while nationwide
these figures have held steady or increased only slightly.
P E RC E N TAG E O F E M P LOY E RS O F F E R I N G PA R E N TA L L E AV E
Nationwide
100%
100 Best Companies
100%
93%
90%
81%
5%
2012
5%
2014/2015
Fully Paid Maternity Leave
17%
2012
78%
17%
2015
Paid Adoption Leave
Source: 2012, 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies; national numbers are based on the 2012 and 2015 benefits surveys
of Society for Human Resource Management members and the 2012 and 2014 National Study of Employers, Family and Work Institute
16%
2012
17%
2015
Paid Paternity Leave
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BEST VS. REST: PROGRAMS FOR PARENTS
Nationwide, the percentage of employers offering child care resource and referral
services (9%), adoption assistance (7%), and lactation support services (5%), has
shrunk since 2012. However, nearly all Best Companies support these programs for
employee parents.
P E RC E N TAG E O F E M P LOY E RS O F F E R I N G P RO G R A M S FO R PA R E N TS
Nationwide
100%
100%
96%
93%
30%
100 Best Companies
93%
93%
92%
89%
86%
35%
17%
9%
2012
91%
2015
On-site lactation
room
2012
2015
Child care
resource and
referral services
9%
7%
2012
2015
Adoption
assistance
6%
2012
5%
2015
Lactation support
services
4%
3%
2012
2015
Backup child care
Source: 2012, 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies; national numbers are based on the 2012 and 2015 benefits surveys of Society for Human Resource Management members
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FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS: THEN & NOW
THEN: In 1986, seven of 30 Best Companies offer
flextime, the ability to shift hours slightly to start
earlier or later in the day. Only two allow employees to
work from home.
NOW: All 100 Best Companies offer flextime and
telecommuting, while a majority offer job sharing and
compressed workweeks.
Source: 1986, 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
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BEST VS. REST: FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS
Nationwide, access to flextime, telecommuting, job sharing and compressed
workweeks increased slightly in the past year. By contrast, every Best Company
offers flextime and telecommuting.
P E RC E N TAG E O F E M P LOY E RS O F F E R I N G ACC E S S TO F L E X I B L E WO R K A R R A N G E M E N TS
Nationwide
100%
100 Best Companies
100%
94%
82%
59%
54%
49%
53% 53% 53% 52% 54%
57%
58% 59% 60%
55% 53% 57%
51%
37% 37%
34% 35% 35% 35%
29% 31%
18% 16%
’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14
Flextime
’15
’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14
Telecommuting
’15
’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14
’15
13% 13% 12%
10% 9% 10%
’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14
Compressed Work Weeks
Source: 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies; national numbers are based on the 2008–2015 benefits surveys of Society for Human Resource Management members
’15
Job Sharing
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YEAR OVER YEAR: USAGE OF FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS
The percentage of employees at Best Companies using flex, telecommuting and
compressed work schedules declined slightly year-over-year.
The average percentage of employees using a compressed work schedule is at its
lowest rate (19%) in the past six years.
P E RC E N TAG E O F WO R K FO RC E U S I N G F L E X I B L E WO R K A R R A N G E M E N TS
71% 72%
75% 77% 78% 77% 74%
46%
50% 50% 50% 52%
55% 53%
26% 25%
’09
’10
’11
’12
’13
Usage of Flex
’14
’15
’09
’10
’11
’12
’13
’14
Usage of Telecommuting
Source: 2009–2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies; usage based on total workforce
’15
’09
’10
31% 29%
’11
’12
23%
’13
20% 19%
’14
’15
Usage of a Compressed
Work Schedule
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USAGE OF FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS
Women at the Best Companies use flextime and remote work at a slightly higher
rate than men do, while men telecommute at the same rate. Ninety-nine percent
of the Best Companies review requests for flexibility through an equitable process.
U SAG E O F F L E X I B L E WO R K A R R A N G E M E N TS AT 2 0 1 5 B E ST COM PA N I E S
Flextime
Telecommuting
74%
53%
of Total
Workforce
72%
of Men
74%
of Women
Source: 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
Remote Work
17%
of Total
Workforce
53%
of Men
53%
of Women
of Total
Workforce
16%
of Men
17%
of Women
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YEAR OVER YEAR: WOMEN’S ISSUES & ADVANCEMENT
All 2015 Best Companies offer management or leadership training. The percentage
of Best Companies offering sponsorship grew to 69% last year from 62%.
P E RC E N TAG E O F B E ST COM PA N I E S T H AT S U P P O RT WOM E N ’ S I S S U E S A N D A DVA N C E M E N T P RO G R A M S
100% 100%
99%
99%
97%
99%
98%
97%
95%
95%
94%
94%
69%
62%
2014 2015
2014 2015
2014 2015
2014 2015
2014 2015
2014 2015
2014 2015
Management
or Leadership
Training
Executive
Coaching
Affinity/
Network Groups
Formal
Mentoring
Program
Career
Counseling
Formal
Executive
Succession
Planning
Sponsorship
Program
Source: 2014, 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
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YEAR OVER YEAR: SPONSORSHIP
Support for sponsorship continues to grow. The percentage of 2015 Best
Companies that offer sponsorship has increased 23 percentage points from 2011.
P E RC E N TAG E O F B E ST COM PA N I E S T H AT S U P P O RT S P O N S O RS H I P P RO G R A M S
46%
2011
Source: 2011–2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
52%
2012
58%
2013
62%
2014
69%
2015
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YEAR OVER YEAR:
USAGE OF WOMEN’S ISSUES & ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMS
More women at the 2015 Best Companies participate in affinity/network groups,
management/leadership training, and sponsorship than did so last year. In
particular, female participation in affinity/network groups has increased steadily
since 2011, up to 38% this year.
By contrast, female participation in career counseling continues to decline this
year (to 43% from 52% last year) and female participation in mentoring posted a
slight decrease.
P E RC E N TAG E O F WOM E N PA RT I C I PAT I N G I N WOM E N ’ S I S S U E S & A DVA N C E M E N T P RO G R A M S
59%
52%
46%
40%
43%
34% 36%
38%
25% 27%
25% 25% 24%
24%
19% 17%
23%
18%
25%
20%
7% 6% 7%
4% 5%
4% 5% 4% 5% 5%
0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 1% 0.8%
’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15
’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15
’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15
’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15
’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15
’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15
’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ’15
Career
Counseling
Affinity/
Network
Groups
Formal
Mentoring
Program
Management
or Leadership
Training
Sponsorship
Program
Formal
Executive
Succession
Planning
Executive
Coaching
Source: 2011–2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies *Usage based on total female workforce
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FEMALE VS. MALE PROGRAM USAGE
Thirty-eight percent of women at the Best Companies participate in affinity/
network groups, compared with 17% of men. However, rates of women
participating in career counseling, mentoring, management/leadership training,
succession planning, and sponsorship all lag behind the average percentage of
men participating in these programs.
F E M A L E VS . M A L E P RO G R A M U SAG E R AT E S
Percentage of women participating
Percentage of men participating
51%
43%
38%
17%
Career
Counseling
Affinity/
Network
Groups
Source: 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
24% 25%
25% 26%
5%
Formal
Mentoring
Program
Management
or Leadership
Training
8%
Formal
Executive
Succession
Planning
5%
6%
Sponsorship
Program
0.8% 1.4%
Executive
Coaching
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YEAR OVER YEAR: MANAGER TRAINING & ACCOUNTABILITY
More Best Companies are training managers to hire, advance and manage women than
in the past three years. In addition, more 2015 Best Companies are rewarding managers
who help women advance through formal compensation policies than in years prior.
The percentage of Best Companies that train managers in handling employee flexible
work arrangements has returned to 91% after declining between 2012 and 2014.
P E RC E N TAG E O F B E ST COM PA N I E S U T I L I Z I N G M A N AG E R T R A I N I N G & ACCO U N TA B I L I T Y M E T H O D S
Training for managers in
managing employee flexible
work arrangements
2015
2014
2013
2012
Training for managers in
how to hire, advance or
manage women
2015
2014
2013
2012
Formal compensation
rewards managers who help
women advance
2015
2014
2013
2012
Source: 2012–2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
91%
87%
89%
91%
72%
65%
60%
58%
46%
45%
43%
39%
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EMPLOYEE SURVEYS ON WOMEN’S ISSUES
Eighty-nine percent of Best Companies conduct employee opinion surveys on
women’s issues, compared with 86% in 2014. Of these, 68% use results to improve
programs and/or policies.
H OW D I D YO U R COM PA N Y U T I L I Z E F I N D I N G S F ROM YO U R L AST
E M P LOY E E O P I N I O N S U RV E Y T H AT I N C LU D E D WOM E N ’ S I S S U E S ?
Gained a better understanding of womens’ 2015
opinions about the company culture 2014
83%
77%
80%
2015
Communicated the results to employees 2014
69%
77%
73%
2015
Made decisions about programs for women 2014
Developed a business strategy for new or 2015
improved women’s initiatives or programs 2014
75%
71%
Evaluated effectiveness of 2015
programs for women 2014
72%
75%
Evaluated usage rates of 2015
programs for women 2014
2015
Conducted a needs assessment 2014
Source: 2014, 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
53%
46%
49%
45%
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BEST VS. REST: HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAMS
Nationwide, support for health and wellness programs has either held steady or
slightly decreased.
94%
92%
93%
90%
89%
At the Best Companies, support behind health care premium discounts for weightloss program participation, health care premium discounts for not using tobacco
products, on-site sick rooms and on-site nap rooms continues to grow.
P E RC E N TAG E O F B E ST COM PA N I E S O F F E R I N G H E A LT H & W E L L N E S S P RO G R A M S
100 Best Companies
26%
9%
23%
9%
18%
9%
15%
9%
7%
12%
38%
2%
31%
3%
28%
6%
6%
27%
6%
19%
19%
23%
44%
40%
31%
19%
20%
26%
12%
7%
9%
9%
12%
12%
33%
52%
50%
50%
48%
46%
47%
48%
37%
45%
62%
Nationwide
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Health and Lifestyle
Coaching
On-site sick room
Healthcare premium
discounts for not using
tobacco products
On-site nap room
Healthcare premium
discounts for participation
in a weight-loss program
Source: 2011–2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies; national numbers are based on the 2011–2015 benefits surveys of Society for Human Resource Management members
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Each organization completed a detailed application covering programs and
activities that benefit working mothers. The 2015 application included 500
questions in the following clusters:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Paid Time Off and Leaves
Workforce Profile
Benefits
Women’s Issues and Advancement
Flexible Work
Company Culture and Work Life Programs
Completed applications for the 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
initiative were collected online from December 12, 2014, to March 13, 2015.
Winning companies were ranked on the data they provided in their applications.
Statistics in this report are based on the data from the 100 winning companies.
Winners are announced in the October/November 2015 issue of Working Mother
magazine and online at www.workingmother.com/wmri.
Source: 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
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CELEBRATE NATIONAL FLEX DAY
For 30 years, the Working Mother 100 Best Companies has served as the vanguard
of flexible work. What was once cutting edge is now essential not only for working
parents, but for all employees — from fitness buffs and community volunteers
to pet owners and anyone else who has obligations and interests outside the
workplace.
That’s why Working Mother has created National Flex Day. Join us on October 20,
2015, as we celebrate all forms of flex, from flextime and remote work to offramping and phased retirement.
Flex is a powerful benefit that serves all employees and their employers.
Visit workingmother.com/flex to read more about National Flex Day and to learn
how to participate.
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BENCHMARKING
Our benchmarking reports offer the most detailed data
available, showing how your company rates, questionby-question, against all of the Best Companies. Custom
comparisons are also available.
SCORECARDS
Each participating company receives a free top-line
summary of how it compares with all applicants across
essential clusters of the initiative’s extensive application.
CUSTOM ASSESSMENTS
Let our researchers do the assessment for you. Our
experienced team will turn your benchmarking data into
a turnkey presentation showing where your company
leads and lags compared with the Best Companies.
Interested in learning more?
Contact Kristen Willoughby at
kristen.willoughby@workingmother.com
for more information today!
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From flexibility and child care to the recruitment, retention and advancement
of women, the Working Mother Research Institute is dedicated to tracking
and promoting the best practices of today while creating strategies for
tomorrow. WMRI’s goal is to give both working mothers and their employers the
information they need to make workplaces truly family friendly.
Learn more at workingmother.com/wmri
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Jennifer Owens, Director
jennifer.owens@workingmother.com
Krista Carothers, Senior Research Editor
krista.carothers@workingmother.com
Kristen Willoughby, Senior Manager, Editorial & Research Initiatives
kristen.willoughby@workingmother.com
Michele Siegel, Director of Research Initiatives
michele.siegel@bonniercorp.com
Tierney O’Brien, Custom Insights Analyst
tierney.obrien@bonniercorp.com
Learn more at workingmother.com/wmri
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