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100 Best Companies for Working Moms

Filed under Women and Careers
Posted by Libraries, October 20, 2009
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Even in challenging times some companies remain determined to maintain their support for working families. There are even a few out there that have actually increased spending on family programs! “Working Mother” magazine has kept an eye on these and has come up with their yearly ranking of the most mom-friendly companies to work for. Based largely on factors such as health care, child care, and work/life benefits, these rankings reveal some good players. These companies are not so much concerned about punching time cards as they are about good quality work which is why flextime, job sharing, and compressed workweeks make their way as workable options.

While on this topic, I imagine there are many readers who have a special interest in career issues pertaining to women. Well, this describes us at the CRL too! We keep a storehouse of books on women and careers that includes everything from business skills to breastfeeding (yes, we have one on that). Visit our ‘Women and Careers’ book collection:

The third shift : managing hard choices in our careers, homes, and lives as women, by Michele Kremen Bolton, 2000.

Women don’t ask : the high cost of avoiding negotiation— and positive strategies for change, by Linda Babcock, 2007.

Comeback moms : how to leave work, raise children, and restart your career even if you haven’t worked in years, by Monica Samuels, 2006.

How to succeed in business without a penis : secrets and strategies for the working woman, by Karen Salmansohn, 2006.

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blogged by Julie Waddick