GE Power

The GE Women’s Network (WN) was created in 1997 to attract, develop, inspire, and retain female professional talent. It is all about growth. It exists for the women working at GE to cultivate their leadership skills, business practices, personal contacts, and career opportunities. By engaging and developing their membership in areas such as technology, operations, and commercial roles, they are promoting growth leaders who will ensure both their career success and GE’s growth as a company.

We believe people are at the heart of what we do, and that collaboration and teamwork are how to deliver value for our customers and results for our business. We trust our employees to do their jobs well and to work in GE’s interests. Our strategy of flexible work is based on a set of Guiding Principles and our belief that successful flexible work balances customer, team and personal needs.

The GE Parental Leave benefit offers eligible Employees time off to bond with and care for a new child or children following the birth or placement for adoption. Leave can be taken as a continuous period or, with pre-planning and advance manager approval, non-continuously in weekly blocks or as separate full day absences. Benefits vary by role and region.

GE offers a complement of benefits that support new hires and employees at work and home. This includes healthcare (options that can be tailored to your needs across Medical, Dental and Vision; and resources including telemedical via Cleveland Clinic and our Health Coach), a Retirement Savings Plan 401(k), Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Adoption Resources, Work Life Connections resources, an Employee Assistance Program, Recognition programs and a Fitness Rebate program.*Please note that  benefits can be affected by country and total number of hours worked. Benefits vary by role and region.

GE Work/Life Connections offers practical tips, useful resources and referrals for every stage of parenting from considering Pregnancy or adoption, to preparing your children to start school, to dealing with issues teens face.

• Adoption — navigating the adoption process, considering adoption of a stepchild or foster child, selecting an adoption agency, searching for birth relatives;
• Pregnancy/preparing for parenthood — preparing for twins and multiples, selecting a pediatrician, learning what to expect during the first days and weeks;
• Child care — locating and assessing dependent care providers, adjusting to a new provider, making backup plans;
• Stages of development — learning more about your infant, toddler, preschooler, school-age child or teenager; and
• Parenting skills — managing as a single parent, fostering healthy sibling relationships, maintaining discipline, getting your child to sleep through the night, coping with peer pressure.