Working Mother Names Discovery Communications To The List Of "100 Best Companies For Working Mothers" For 16th Consecutive Year

Working Mother Names Discovery Communications To The List Of "100 Best Companies For Working Mothers" For 16th Consecutive Year

NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Working Mother magazine today named Discovery Communications, for the 16(th) consecutive year, as one of the 2015 Working Mother 100 Best Companies for its commitment to progressive workplace programs, including advancement of women, flexibility, child care and paid parental leave. The 100 Best Companies are featured in the October/November issue of Working Mother and on workingmother.com.

"Discovery's continued success is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of its passionate employee base," said Adria Alpert Romm, Chief Human Resources & Global Diversity Officer at Discovery Communications. "Our employees are at the heart of our business and as a company we remain committed to ensuring that our working mothers and our entire workforce come to work each day in an environment that supports a balanced, happy and healthy lifestyle."

Subha Barry, vice president, general manager, Working Mother Media, says, "As we celebrate the 30(th) anniversary of Working Mother's 100 Best Companies, we are keen to recognize leaders who have built initiatives that truly support all employees. They are the vanguard of successful companies, with policies that matter to American families."

Jennifer Owens, editorial director of Working Mother Media, says, "Thirty years is an important milestone and we are happy to honor it. But we know, too, that the road ahead to truly supportive workplaces for all employees remains long. Today, more than 2 million people work at a Best Company but that's a drop in the bucket when you consider that our nation is home to 24 million working mothers - 70 percent of moms with kids under age 18 are employed."

The complete list of Working Mother's 2015 100 Best Companies can be found here.

About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world's #1 pay-TV programmer reaching nearly 3 billion cumulative subscribers in more than 220 countries and territories. For 30 years Discovery has been dedicated to satisfying curiosity and entertaining viewers with high-quality content through its global television brands, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science and Turbo/Velocity, as well as U.S. joint venture network OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Discovery controls Eurosport, the leading pan-regional sports entertainment destination across Europe and Asia-Pacific. Discovery also is a leading provider of educational products and services to schools, including an award-winning series of K-12 digital textbooks, through Discovery Education, and a digital leader with a diversified online portfolio, including Discovery Digital Networks. For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.

About Working Mother Media
Working Mother Media (WMM), a division of Bonnier Corporation (bonnier.com), publishes Working Mother magazine and its companion website, workingmother.com. The Working Mother Research Institute (workingmother.com/wmri), the National Association for Female Executives (nafe.com) and Diversity Best Practices (diversitybestpractices.com) are also units within WMM. WMM's mission is to serve as a champion of culture change. Working Mother magazine is the only national magazine for career-committed mothers. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest.



SOURCE Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications

CONTACT: Tammy Shea, tammy_shea@discovery.com, Discovery Communications, 240-662-6506; Andrea Kaplan, andrea@andreakaplanpr.com, Working Mother, 917-836-2741

Web Site: http://www.discoverycommunications.com


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