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Tell us the truth — what do women think are the best companies?

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 by Flexible Resources

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Working Mother Magazine annually publishes its “100 Best Companies” to work for.

But we want to know: What do women think?

That’s the question Flexible Resources is asking working women professionals.

The focus has been on reporting what companies say they are doing for their female employees and how they have created what they say is work-life balance for all employees. But if you look closely at the Working Mother results, many flexible and other so-called ‘work-life options’ are offered, but in many instances, fewer than half the employees are taking advantage of them. That’s because in spite of policy, it all comes down to the individual manager.

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