Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | February 18, 2019 | Worcester Business Journal 13 W O M E N I N L E A D E R S H I P F O C U S Last year, the Worcester Business Journal took its first detailed look at gender diversity at 75 of the largest Central Massachusetts public and private corporations, colleges, hospitals, nonprofits and financial institutions. A year later, an analysis of nearly 1,600 executives and board members found there to be incremental progress. A look at the most recent data for this year, with organizations ranked by percent female leadership. The Central Massachusetts Boardroom Gap, by company *Female led. Sources: U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission filings; Internal Revenue Service 990 Forms, as reported through Guidestar; Massachusetts Division of Banks; Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth; organization websites Notes: For financial institutions, includes only senior and executive vice presidents and above. Two entities ranked in 2018, Atlantic Union College and Sevcon weren't ranked this year, because Sevcon was purchased by a private firm % female % female Percentage leadership in 2018 leadership in 2019 point change % female % female Percentage leadership in 2018 leadership in 2019 point change Public companies 13% 16% 3 Private corporations 18% 18% 0 Financial institutions 27% 25% -2 Healthcare organizations 31% 32% 1 Colleges 39% 39% 0 Social service nonprofits 50% 54% 4 % female % female Percentage leadership in 2018 leadership in 2019 point change Psychemedics Corp., Acton 0% 0% 0 Virtusa Corp., Westborough 0% 0% 0 L.S. Starrett Co., Athol 0% 0% 0 Solect Energy, Hopkinton 0% 0% 0 Consigli Construction, Milford 0% 0% 0 AA Transportation, Shrewsbury 0% 0% 0 AMSC, Ayer 13% 0% -13 IPG Photonics, Oxford 7% 6% -1 MutualOne Bank, Framingham 6% 6% 0 BJ's Wholesale Club, Westborough 43% 6% -37 Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Marlborough 0% 8% 8 ReWalk Robotics, Marlborough 9% 8% -1 Biostage, Holliston 0% 10% 10 SeaChange International, Acton 10% 10% 0 Harrington Health Care System, Southbridge 13% 13% 0 Oxford Immunotec, Marlborough 14% 13% -2 Cornerstone Bank, Southbridge 10% 14% 4 Webster Five Cents Savings Bank, Webster 14% 14% 0 Ameresco, Framingham 14% 14% 0 Bose, Framingham 9% 15% 6 Polar Corp., Worcester 17% 17% 0 Cognex, Natick 0% 17% 17 Avidia Bank, Hudson 18% 17% -1 Boston Scientific, Marlborough 20% 19% -1 Cumberland Farms, Westborough 20% 20% 0 Hanover Insurance Group, Worcester 24% 20% -4 UniBank, Whitinsville 30% 24% -6 MathWorks, Natick 25% 25% 0 Reliant Medical Group, Worcester 28% 26% -2 Waters Corp., Milford 14% 27% 13 Assumption College, Worcester 26% 27% 1 Staples, Framingham 29% 29% 0 YMCA of Central Massachusetts*, Worcester 32% 29% -3 UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester 29% 30% 1 Dean College*, Franklin N/A 31% N/A College of the Holy Cross, Worcester 33% 31% -2 Middlesex Savings Bank, Natick 30% 31% 1 Workers Credit Union, Fitchburg 33% 32% -1 Saint Vincent Hospital*, Worcester 33% 32% -1 eClinicalWorks, Framingham 33% 33% 0 Digital Federal Credit Union, Marlborough 38% 33% -5 Main Street Bank, Marlborough 39% 33% -6 Heywood Hospital, Gardner 41% 33% -8 Nichols College*, Dudley 34% 33% -1 UMass Medical School, Worcester 32% 34% 2 Fidelity Bank, Leominster 41% 35% -6 Worcester Polytechnic Institute*, Worcester 36% 37% 1 Hologic, Marlborough 29% 36% 7 The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine*, Grafton 38% 36% -2 MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham 18% 38% 20 TJX Cos., Framingham 29% 38% 9 Seven Hills Foundation, Worcester 36% 38% 2 Insulet*, Acton N/A 39% N/A Fallon Health, Worcester 32% 40% 8 Clark University, Worcester 34% 40% 6 Becker College*, Worcester 43% 41% -2 United Way of Central Massachusetts, Worcester 37% 41% 4 Boys & Girls Club of MetroWest*, Marlborough 50% 44% -6 Worcester Art Museum, Worcester 44% 45% 1 Milford Regional Medical Center, Milford 48% 46% -2 Framingham State University, Framingham 41% 47% 6 Anna Maria College*, Paxton 48% 47% -1 Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner 53% 48% -5 Open Sky Community Services, Worcester 38% 50% 12 FLEXcon, Spencer 33% 50% 17 Table Talk Pies, Worcester 40% 50% 10 United Way of North Central Massachusetts, Fitchburg 38% 50% 12 New England Center for Children, Southborough 52% 50% -2 Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg 60% 56% -4 Worcester State University, Worcester 65% 58% -7 Venture Community Services, Sturbridge 64% 63% 1 Hanover Theatre, Worcester 55% 64% 9 Boys & Girls Club of Worcester*, Worcester 54% 64% 10 Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester 71% 65% -6 YWCA of Central Massachusetts*, Worcester 98% 98% 0 TOTAL 33% 35% 2 COLOR LEGEND: and Atlantic Union College has discontinued operations. Insulet, which moved to Acton in December, and Dean College are new to the ranking this year. Open Sky Community Services was formed last year after the merger between Alternatives Unlimited and The Bridge of Central Massachusetts. BJ's Wholesale Club, now a public company, was a private corporation when it was listed last year.

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