{"id":31964,"date":"2018-11-29T08:24:02","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T16:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=31964"},"modified":"2018-11-29T08:29:12","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T16:29:12","slug":"working-mother-names-lexmark-one-of-the-best-companies-for-dads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2018\/11\/working-mother-names-lexmark-one-of-the-best-companies-for-dads\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Mother Names Lexmark One of the \u201cBest Companies For Dads\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Lexington, KY (Nov. 27, 2018)<\/em> \u2014 Lexmark, a global imaging solutions leader, was honored yesterday as <em>Working Mother<\/em> revealed its first list of \u201cBest Companies for Dads,\u201d celebrating organizations that lead in the areas of paternity leave, phase-back programs, telecommuting opportunities, flexible schedules, and more. Lexmark was one of 35 companies recognized on this year\u2019s list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMillennial dads want to be very involved in raising their children and to do that, they need support from their employers,\u201d says Meredith Bodgas, editor-in-chief of <em>Working Mother<\/em>. \u201cThese trend-setting companies are helping erase the stigma attached to men taking off time to bond with their new babies, utilizing telecommuting opportunities or flexible schedules in order to be more involved on the home front\u001b. Not only does this help dads, it helps moms succeed both at home and at work, and puts them on more equal footing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeeting the work\/life balance needs of all of our employees, including working dads, helps to create a healthy work environment,\u201d said Sharon Votaw, Lexmark senior vice president and chief human resources officer. \u201cOur paid parental leave programs and workplace flexibility offerings are designed to promote that work-life integration. We are honored to be named among the \u2018Best Companies for Dads,\u2019 our second honor from <em>Working Mother<\/em> this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order for companies to advance working mothers, they must support their working fathers,\u201d said Subha V. Barry, president of Working Mother Media. \u201cThe <em>Working Mother<\/em> Best Companies for Dads strive to create a supportive environment for all working parents and we hope other organizations take notice and follow their lead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Key Facts About the 2018 \u201cBest Companies for Dads\u201d list:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100 percent offer fully paid paternity leave vs. 29 percent nationally*, with the average amount offered nine weeks. The average amount taken was seven weeks.<\/li>\n<li>100 percent offer fully paid adoption leave vs. 28 percent nationally*, with the average amount offered 10 weeks. The average amount taken was nine weeks.<\/li>\n<li>86 percent offer financial benefits for in-vitro fertilization.<\/li>\n<li>85 percent of men in these companies use flexible schedules.<\/li>\n<li>82 percent of men in these companies telecommute at least some of the time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Society for Human Resource Management<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Lexmark<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lexmark.com\">Lexmark<\/a> creates innovative imaging solutions and technologies that help customers worldwide print, secure and manage information with ease, efficiency and unmatched value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lexington, KY (Nov. 27, 2018) \u2014 Lexmark, a global imaging solutions leader, was honored yesterday as Working Mother revealed its first list of \u201cBest Companies for Dads,\u201d celebrating organizations that lead in the areas of paternity leave, phase-back programs, telecommuting opportunities, flexible schedules, and more. Lexmark was one of 35 companies recognized on this year\u2019s list. \u201cMillennial dads want to be very involved in raising their children and to do that, they need support from their employers,\u201d says Meredith Bodgas, editor-in-chief of Working Mother. \u201cThese trend-setting companies are helping erase the stigma attached to men taking off time to bond with their new babies, utilizing telecommuting opportunities or flexible schedules in order to be more involved on the home front\u001b. Not only does this help dads, it helps moms succeed both at home and at work, and puts them on more equal footing.\u201d \u201cMeeting the work\/life balance needs of all of our employees, including working dads, helps to create a healthy work environment,\u201d said Sharon Votaw, Lexmark senior vice president and chief human resources officer. \u201cOur paid parental leave programs and workplace flexibility offerings are designed to promote that work-life integration. We are honored to be named among the \u2018Best Companies for Dads,\u2019 our second honor from Working Mother this year.\u201d \u201cIn order for companies to advance working mothers, they must support their working fathers,\u201d said Subha V. Barry, president of Working Mother Media. \u201cThe Working Mother Best Companies for Dads strive to create a supportive environment for all working parents and we hope other organizations take notice and follow their lead.\u201d Key Facts About the 2018 \u201cBest Companies for Dads\u201d list: 100 percent offer fully paid paternity leave vs. 29 percent nationally*, with the average amount offered nine weeks. The average amount taken was seven weeks. 100 percent offer fully paid adoption leave vs. 28 percent nationally*, with the average amount offered 10 weeks. The average amount taken was nine weeks. 86 percent offer financial benefits for in-vitro fertilization. 85 percent of men in these companies use flexible schedules. 82 percent of men in these companies telecommute at least some of the time. *Society for Human Resource Management ### About Lexmark Lexmark creates innovative imaging solutions and technologies that help customers worldwide print, secure and manage information with ease, efficiency and unmatched value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[228],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31964"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31964"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31967,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31964\/revisions\/31967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}