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8 Worcester Business Journal | February 19, 2018 | wbjournal.com MANUFACTURING M I T & Business Journal's EXCELLENCE AWARDS MANUFACTURING S U M M I T & EXCELLENCE AWARDS WBJ Worcester Business Journal WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: This spring the Worcester Business Journal will be recognizing some of the area's top manufacturing firms with our 3rd annual Central Mass "Manufacturing Excellence Awards". Winners will be profiled in the special section on Manufacturing in our April 2 issue of the Worcester Business Journal, and we'll hold a special awards ceremony along with a keynote address and panel discussion on manufacturing on April 26, 2018. NOMINATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 n GENERAL EXCELLENCE – C ompanies that are the best of the best. • Under 25 employees • 25 -99 employees • Over 100 employees n EMERGING MANUFACTURER n PRODUCT DESIGN & INNOVATION n WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTIVITY n GREEN MANUFACTURING For details and nomination form visit www.wbjournal.com/manufacturing Supporting Sponsors: Clinton Savings Bank James Monroe Wire & Cable n COLLABORATION IN MANUFACTURING Corporate Sponsor: Presenting Sponsor: Call for nominations! Continued from previous page "Being around boys never really bothered me," she said, describing a male-dominated but supportive envi- ronment at WPI. "For every person who was a maybe a problem, there were 99 who were advocates." Nitsch ended up becoming WPI's first female alumna trustee the same year she founded Nitsch Engineering and now serves on the board of Pennoni Associates, a Philadelphia engineering firm. Nitsch recalled an instance three years ago when the Pennoni board was about to make a vote without discussion on new corporate officers at the compa- ny, where Nitsch is the only female board member. Nitsch noticed all 14 candidates were men, and was the only one to call it a problem. Corporate ladder gap, among national companies Women are nearly equal in numbers to men in entry-level business positions nationally, but the gap widens as workers move up the corporate ladder. Note: Percentages may total 101 due to rounding. Source: McKinsey & Co. and LeanIn.org 0 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Entry level Manager Senior manager/- director Vice president Senior vice president C-suite Percentage of positions held 48% 52% 37% 63% 34% 67% 29% 72% 22% 79% 21% 79% Women Men Susan Mailman "You have to speak up and then speak over the men sometimes, and women need to support each other in the boardroom."