1. Companies with a ‘‘Family-Responsible Company” (EFR) certificate awarded by Spain’s Fundación MasFamilia. This certificate attests to the implementation of a management tool that facilitates work/home life reconciliation at companies, thus helping the career development of employees and supporting equal opportunities.
2. Companies with an ‘‘Equality in the Workplace” (DIE) certificate, awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. This certificate is awarded to companies that apply pro-equality policies in the workplace. DIE-certified companies explicitly commit to equal opportunities for women and men in terms of working conditions, the internal organization and workings of the company and social responsibility.
3. Companies with more than 250 employees. These make up a specific group called ‘‘large companies” in Spanish legislation. As such they are obliged by law to draw up an equality plan (LOIEMH) and a written occupational risk prevention plan pursuant to Act 54/2003. The companies selected here were drawn from the SABI database of companies doing business as of 31 December 2012.