Viacom Makes Working Mothers’ Best Companies List for Seventh Year – 12 Moms Help Explain Why

For the seventh consecutive year, Working Mother has named Viacom to its list of 100 Best Companies. The reasons why Viacom is a great place to be a mom are plentiful, including:

• 10 paid weeks of maternity leave
• $15,000 in assistance for anyone adopting or fostering a child, or using a surrogate
• A fertility concierge service that connects employees to patient advocates, nurses, genetic counselors, and surrogacy and donor specialists
• 25 days of subsidized care-giving for children (or adults) per year
• Access to lactation experts
• The ability to ship breast milk home from business trips

But the best people to explain why Viacom so consistently makes Working Mother’s list is the moms themselves. We asked a dozen of them why this company was such a great destination for women who don’t want to have to choose between family and career.

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