The Central Massachusetts Boardroom Gap, by company Worcester Business Journal examined the gender mix of the leadership of 75 prominent Central Massachusetts business organizations. Here is the breakdown. Female board Female % female members executives leadership LEGEND: Public companies
Female board Female % female members executives leadership
22 of 141 (16%)
6 of 78 (8%)
28 of 219 (13%)
Middlesex Savings Bank, Natick
5 of 16
2 of 7
30
7 of 38 (18%)
9 of 53 (17%)
16 of 91 (18%)
Fallon Community Health, Worcester
4 of 12
3 of 10
32
Financial institutions
27 of 130 (21%) 39 of 118 (33%)
66 of 248 (27%)
UMass Medical School, Worcester
7 of 21
4 of 13
32
Health care organizations
32 of 125 (26%)
63 of 206 (31%)
8 of 28
3 of 6
32
Private corporations
31 of 81 (38%)
Colleges
115 of 312 (37%) 56 of 123 (46%) 171 of 435 (39%)
YMCA of Central Massachusetts*, Worcester
Social service nonprofits
110 of 241 (46%)
Workers Credit Union, Fitchburg
4 of 11
3 of 10
33
Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester
5 of 15
2 of 6
33
11 of 41
7 of 14
33
1 of 2
0 of 1
33
N/A
2 of 6
33
9 of 30
4 of 8
34
54 of 87 (62%) 164 of 328 (50%)
Female board Female % female members executives leadership
Virtusa Corp., Westborough
0 of 8
0 of 5
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester
0
FLEXcon, Spencer
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Marlborough
0 of 5
0 of 7
0
eClinicalWorks, Framingham
Cognex, Framingham
0 of 9
0 of 3
0
Nichols College*, Dudley
Sevcon, Inc., Southborough**
0 of 9
0 of 2
0
Clark University, Worcester
10 of 29
3 of 9
34
L.S. Starrett, Athol
0 of 7
0 of 4
0
Worcester Polytechnic Institute*, Worcester
10 of 30
5 of 12
36
Solect Energy, Hopkinton
0 of 3
0 of 6
0
Seven Hills Foundation, Worcester
6 of 16
6 of 17
36
Psychemedics, Acton
0 of 5
0 of 3
0
Biostage, Holliston
0 of 5
0 of 3
0
United Way of Central Massachusetts, Worcester
10 of 29
3 of 6
37
Consigli Construction, Milford
0 of 3
0 of 3
0
United Way of North Central Massachusetts, Fitchburg
5 of 22
6 of 7
38
AA Transportation, Shrewsbury
0 of 1
0 of 2
0
Digital Federal Credit Union, Marlborough
2 of 7
6 of 14
38
MutualOne Bank, Framingham
1 of 10
0 of 6
6
IPG Photonics, Oxford
1 of 10
0 of 5
7
Cummings School for Veterinary Medicine*, Grafton
5 of 15
3 of 6
38
0 of 6
1 of 5
9
Alternatives Unlimited, Whitinsville
4 of 12
3 of 6
38
Main Street Bank, Marlborough
4 of 16
8 of 15
39
Bose Corp., Framingham ReWalk Robotics, Marlborough
1 of 9
0 of 2
9
SeaChange International, Acton
1 of 6
0 of 4
10
Table Talk Pies, Worcester
2 of 4
0 of 1
40
2 of 11
9 of 16
41
Cornerstone Bank, Southbridge
1 of 12
1 of 9
10
Fidelity Bank, Leominster
Harrington Health Care System, Southbridge
2 of 16
1 of 8
13
Framingham State University, Framingham
3 of 11
4 of 6
41
5 of 20
8 of 12
41
Webster Five Cents Savings Bank, Webster AMSC, Devens
2 of 16
1 of 6
13
Heywood Hospital, Gardner
1 of 6
0 of 2
13
BJ's Wholesale Club, Westborough
Ameresco, Framingham
1 of 8
1 of 6
14
Becker College*, Worcester
Oxford Immunotec, Marlborough
1 of 9
1 of 5
14
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester
Waters Corp., Milford Polar Beverages, Worcester
0 of 1
3 of 6
43
6 of 16
4 of 7
43
10 of 24
2 of 3
44
6 of 17
5 of 6
48
2 of 10
0 of 4
14
Milford Medical Center, Milford
1 of 3
0 of 3
17
Anna Maria College*, Paxton
10 of 20
3 of 7
48
Boys and Girls Club of MetroWest, Marlborough
6 of 15
4 of 5
50
New England Center for Children, Southborough
4 of 13
11 of 16
52
7 of 11
3 of 8
53
8 of 19
6 of 7
54
MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham
2 of 11
1 of 6
18
Avidia Bank, Hudson
3 of 18
4 of 21
18
Boston Scientific, Marlborough
3 of 10
0 of 5
20
1 of 1
0 of 4
20
Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner
Atlantic Union College*, Lancaster***
6 of 26
1 of 3
24
Boys and Girls Club of Worcester*
Hanover Insurance Group, Worcester
3 of 11
2 of 10
24
Hanover Theatre, Worcester
0 of 1
1 of 3
25
Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg
Assumption College, Worcester
7 of 29
2 of 6
26
Venture Community Services, Sturbridge
Reliant Medical Group, Worcester
4 of 14
3 of 11
28
Worcester State University, Worcester
UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester
4 of 20
8 of 22
29
4 of 8
1 of 9
29
Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester
8 of 11
Cumberland Farms, Westborough
MathWorks, Natick
Hologic, Marlborough TJX Cos., Framingham/Marlborough
4 of 11
1 of 6
29
Staples, Framingham
2 of 8
2 of 6
29
UniBank, Whitinsville
3 of 13
5 of 14
30
YWCA of Central Massachusetts*, Worcester TOTAL
13 of 24
3 of 5
55
8 of 11
4 of 9
60
6 of 9
1 of 2
64
8 of 11
5 of 9
65
4 of 6
71
30 of 30
9 of 10
98
313 of 987 (32%)
195 of 540 (36%)
508 of 1,527 (33%)
*Top executive is female (9 of 75, or 12%). **Sevcon was acquired in September by Michigan-based BorgWarner. ***Although Atlantic Union offers college classes, the school is unaccredited. Notes: Executives who also serve on boards of directors are counted twice. For public companies, those listed are named executives in annual reports. For private corporations, those listed are named on their filings with the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, where they must include the president, treasurer, secretary and at least one director. eClinicalWorks didn't list a director. Companies without local headquarters, such as Dell EMC, are not included. Sources: U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission filings, company websites, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, U.S. Internal Revenue Service 990 forms through guidestar.org.
