ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Sept. 22, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- Abbott's (NYSE: ABT) commitment to
support working mothers with progressive benefits and extraordinary
career opportunities was recognized today by Working Mother
magazine. Abbott has been a mainstay on Working
Mother's "100 Best Companies" list, and this year was included
in the top 10 of all companies evaluated. The highly regarded
ranking assesses workplace attributes such as the advancement of
women, scheduling flexibility, child care, and paid parental
leave.
In recognition of Abbott's 15th consecutive year on the "100
Best Companies" list, the healthcare company will also be inducted
into Working Mother's Hall of Fame during the organization's
annual Work Life Congress event, which will be held at the Marriott
Marquis in New York City on
October 14 – 15.
"To be recognized by Working Mother is a testament to the
power of working moms and their ability to build extraordinary
careers and extraordinary families," said Stephen Fussell, Abbott's executive vice
president of human resources. "To be welcomed into the Hall
of Fame is even more rewarding; it affirms our long-term commitment
to help women maximize their professional potential with work that
helps people live their fullest lives."
The advancement of women ties closely to Abbott's
identity. Women make up 46 percent of the company's
management and nearly half of its global workforce. In
executive management, representation of women has increased 42
percent over a 10-year period. Three of the 10 leaders
reporting to Abbott's chairman and CEO are women while four out of
11 members of Abbott's Board of Directors are female.
ABBOTT WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK
Abbott offers a comprehensive offering of healthcare, wellness,
work/life and other family-friendly benefits, as well as flexible
work options such as job sharing, compressed work-weeks,
telecommuting and flextime to help employees find success at work
and home. Abbott also offers opportunities for employees to
succeed, lead and grow in their careers through training,
mentoring, tuition reimbursement, networking groups and development
programs that provide support and advancement opportunities.
In addition to being honored for workplace leadership by Working
Mother, the National Association for Female Executives again named
Abbott among the Top 50 Companies for Executive Women in
2015. The company has also been named to DiversityInc
magazine's list of the top companies for diversity for 12
years.
About Working Mother Media:
Working Mother Media (WMM), a division of Bonnier Corporation
(bonnier.com), publishes Working Mother magazine and its
companion website, workingmother.com. The Working Mother
Research Institute (workingmother.com/wmri), the National
Association for Female Executives (nafe.com) and Diversity Best
Practices (diversitybestpractices.com) are also units within WMM.
WMM's mission is to serve as a champion of culture
change. Working Mother magazine is the only
national magazine for career-committed mothers. Follow us on
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest.
About Abbott:
At Abbott, we're committed to helping you live your best
possible life through the power of health. For more than 125
years, we've brought new products and technologies to the world –
in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic
pharmaceuticals – that create more possibilities for more people at
all stages of life. Today, 73,000 of us are working to help
people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 150
countries we serve.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and
@AbbottGlobal.
To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/abbott-marks-15-years-of-helping-career-minded-moms-reach-their-full-professional-potential-300146464.html
SOURCE Abbott