--- title: These Are Five of the Best Companies for Working Moms description: Working Mother magazine finds which firms are best to raise a family while leading a career canonical: https://time.com/3387654/working-mom-best-companies/ author: Denver Nicks article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-09-16T19:46:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:55:59.860Z og:title: These Are Five of the Best Companies for Working Moms og:description: Working Mother magazine finds which firms are best to raise a family while leading a career og:url: https://time.com/3387654/working-mom-best-companies/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0be64dd8e3971d09/6986a3a1169ab0e32e27b338/95871254.jpg?branch=production&width=506&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 506 og:image:height: 285 og:image:alt: 95871254 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Are Five of the Best Companies for Working Moms twitter:description: Working Mother magazine finds which firms are best to raise a family while leading a career twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0be64dd8e3971d09/6986a3a1169ab0e32e27b338/95871254.jpg?branch=production&width=506&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Five of the Best Companies for Working Moms > Sponsored content. 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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) (Management and consulting firm in Chicago, IL) [Abbott](http://www.workingmother.com/best-companies/abbott-9) (Health care company in Abbott Park, IL) [AbbVie](http://www.workingmother.com/best-companies/abbvie) (Biopharmaceutical company based in North Chicago, IL) [Accenture](http://www.workingmother.com/best-companies/accenture-8) (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) (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). **Correction:** The original version of this story incorrectly described the above five companies. 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