--- description: Working Mother magazine finds which firms are best to raise a family while leading a career title: These Are Five of the Best Companies for Working Moms image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0be64dd8e3971d09/6986a3a1169ab0e32e27b338/95871254.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Living](/tag/time-section-living/) ## Living Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Five of the Best Companies for Working Moms  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 16, 2014 7:46 PM CUT  mother holding baby while working on computer mother holding baby while working on computerTara Moore—Getty Images  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 16, 2014 7:46 PM CUT **Correction appended:** Sept. 17. _Working Mother_ magazine, a publication “committed to helping moms balance their personal and professional lives,” has crunched the numbers to find out which companies are the best places for career-oriented moms to work in 2014. The 450-question survey includes questions about leave policies, benefit, child care and more with special emphasis on advancement programs, workplace flexibility and representation of women in the company. Here are five of the best companies for working moms. [T. Kearney](http://www.workingmother.com/best-companies/kearney-0 "undefined") (Management and consulting firm in Chicago, IL) [Abbott](http://www.workingmother.com/best-companies/abbott-9 "undefined") (Health care company in Abbott Park, IL) [AbbVie](http://www.workingmother.com/best-companies/abbvie "undefined") (Biopharmaceutical company based in North Chicago, IL) [Accenture](http://www.workingmother.com/best-companies/accenture-8 "undefined") (Management consulting, tec services and outsourcing firm based in New York, NY) [The Advisory Board Company](http://www.workingmother.com/best-companies/advisory-board-company "undefined") (Technology, research and consulting firm in Washington, DC) _Working Mother’s_ full 2014 list of the 100 Best Companies can be browsed [here](http://www.workingmother.com/best-companies/2014-working-mother-100-best-companies "undefined"). **Correction:** The original version of this story incorrectly described the above five companies. The Working Mother’s 2014 list does not rank companies. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3387654/working-mom-best-companies/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3387654/working-mom-best-companies/"},"headline":"Five of the Best Companies for Working Moms","datePublished":"2014-09-16T19:46:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:55:59.860Z","description":"Working Mother magazine finds which firms are best to raise a family while leading a career","url":"https://time.com/3387654/working-mom-best-companies/","keywords":["Living","Family","Careers","work life balance","vacation"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0be64dd8e3971d09/6986a3a1169ab0e32e27b338/95871254.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0be64dd8e3971d09/6986a3a1169ab0e32e27b338/95871254.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"95871254","caption":"95871254","creditText":"Tara Moore—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3387654/working-mom-best-companies/","name":"Five of the Best Companies for Working Moms"}}]}] ```