Bayer Again Honored as a Top Company for Working Mothers; Second Year on Working Mother Magazine's Top 100 List.PITTSBURGH -- Bayer Corporation has been recognized by Working Mother magazine as one of 100 best companies across the nation for working mothers. This year marks the second time Bayer has appeared on the annual list. "We are honored and extremely pleased to be recognized by Working Mother for our commitment to helping employees balance their work and personal lives," said Attila Molnar, Bayer's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Our selection for the second time confirms that Bayer has made great strides in recognizing women in the workplace, and that we continually work to expand WorkLife programs to meet all of our employees' needs." Private and public U.S. companies of any size and in any industry completed a comprehensive application to be considered for the list. With the help of industrial research firm eXpert Survey Systems, reviewers validated applications and scored them on more than 500 points of information, including the number of work/life programs offered, the employee usage of such programs and the representation of women throughout the company. Bayer was honored for its policies, benefits and programs available to employees, access to career growth opportunities and the increasing number of women leaders at the company. Molnar identified job sharing job sharing Noun an arrangement by which a job is shared by two part-time workers job sharing job n → Jobsharing nt, Arbeitsplatzteilung f , child care, telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. and flexible schedules and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program as some of the work/life opportunities within Bayer that attract women - with or without children - to the company. Bayer employs 1,800 at its headquarters in Pittsburgh, and another 21,000 at some 50 manufacturing and sales facilities throughout the U.S. The Working Mother recognition is one of several from national or local organizations that Bayer has received, including the prestigious Catalyst Award for leadership in establishing innovative programs to prepare women and people of color Noun 1. people of color - a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) people of colour, colour, color race - people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important with the critical skills necessary to advance to senior positions. The complete list of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" appears in the October issue of Working Mother--currently on newsstands and available on the magazine's web site, www.workingmother.com. For more information about the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" list, contact Meryl Weinsaft, director of Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , Working Mother Media, at 212-351-6456. For more information about Bayer Corporation's WorkLife programs, contact Diana Kamyk, manager of Diversity and WorkLife Practices, Bayer Corporation, at 412-777-2430, or visit Bayer's web site at www.bayerUS.com. Bayer Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, is part of the worldwide Bayer Group, an international health care, nutrition and innovative materials group based in Leverkusen, Germany. Bayer employs 23,300 in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. with net North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. sales of 8.8 billion euros in 2003. Bayer's three operating business areas -- HealthCare, CropScience and MaterialScience, improve people's lives through a broad range of essential products that help diagnose and treat diseases, protect crops and advance automobile safety “Passive safety” redirects here. For nuclear safety, see Passive nuclear safety. Automobile safety is the avoidance of automobile accidents or the minimization of harmful effects of accidents, in particular as pertaining to human life and health. and durability. Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. This news release contains forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by Bayer Group management. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in our public reports filed with the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (including our Form 20-F). The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments. |
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