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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Is your company mother friendly?
Three Georgia firms made ‘Working Mother’ magazine's top 100. How does your company compare?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If you’re a Mom and you work for Aflac, Turner Broadcasting or Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, “Working Mother� magazine says you’ve got a good employer!
How does your company compare? What makes a mother-friendly company?
The magazine ranks annually the top 100 employers based on five criteria: flexibility, leave time for new parents, child care, elder care and the number of women occupying top jobs. Here’s the story.
Working Mother CEO Carol Evans said that in order to retain female employees, a growing number of companies are offering customized schedules.
“Our country needs women to have babies, our companies need women’s brainpower and time,” she said. “Those two things going together really demand that companies wake up to this new culture.”
One of my good friends works for an off-shoot of Johnson-Johnson, which has been on the list for 21 years. This company bent over backward to get her back to work after she had her first baby. They have fantastic on-site day care, which I think makes a huge difference in a mother’s comfort level. They gave her flex-hours, which meant she had Fridays off to be with the baby. They know she is an amazing employee, and they made it a point to keep her happy.
Who are some other good family companies in Atlanta? What do you look for in a mother-friendly employer?
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