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Diversity & Inclusion

  • 2022 Power 50: David Fithian

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Since taking the reins of Worcester’s second-largest private college two years ago, David Fithian has aggressively expanded Clark University’s presence and character within the Worcester community.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Liz Hamilton

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    As Worcester’s economy and population have grown, Liz Hamilton is a leader in ensuring that development is equitable and inclusive.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • Every professional who has been on a WBJ Power list, 2013-2022

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Worcester Business Journal began listing the most influential people in the Central Massachusetts economy in 2013, using various iterations of the concept to arrive at the Power 50, which started in 2018.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham is a key leader – perhaps the leader in Central Massachusetts – in guiding businesses to better diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • Clark to inaugurate President Fithian

    Brad Kane April 29, 2022

    Clark University officially will inaugurate its 10th president, David Fithian, on Saturday, in a ceremony delayed two years by the coronavirus pandemic.

    Brad Kane April 29, 2022
  • Fontaine Bros. creates corporate foundation

    Brad Kane April 29, 2022

    The 89-year-old construction company Fontaine Bros., which is based in Springfield with a major operations in Worcester, has established a corporation foundation in which each of its employees has a say in where money is directed.

    Brad Kane April 29, 2022
  • Holy Cross receives $2.5M to focus on racial and social justice

    Katherine Hamilton April 28, 2022

    Thanks to a $2.5 million gift, the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester is establishing an endowed chair position and lecture series focused on race, gender, and social justice.

    Katherine Hamilton April 28, 2022
  • Worcester State graduate returns to city, joins WBJ reporting staff

    April 18, 2022

    Alexander MacDougall, most recently a staff writer at the Innovation Leader in Boston, has joined WBJ's newsroom to cover the health care and diversity & inclusion beats.

    April 18, 2022
  • Worcester city employee earnings reveal top earners, gender and race pay gaps

    Katherine Hamilton April 12, 2022

    The City of Worcester on Monday released its employee earnings for 2021, which showed full-time female employees make 29% less on average than their male counterparts, while employees of color make 10-18% less than white employees.

    Katherine Hamilton April 12, 2022
  • SBA honors five Central Mass. businesses of the year

    Anthony Buscarino April 12, 2022

    The honors include Family Owned Business of the Year, Minority Owned Business of the Year, Women Owned Business of the Year, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and Small Manufacturer of the Year.

    Anthony Buscarino April 12, 2022
  • UMass Memorial Health’s first-ever equity report shows 'harsh realities'

    Katherine Hamilton April 11, 2022

    UMass Memorial Health published its first-ever health equity report about its efforts to address racial disparities in health care in Central Massachusetts, largely through its COVID-19 response over the last two years.

    Katherine Hamilton April 11, 2022
  • Mass. Senate bill seeks to diversify cannabis industry

    Colin A. Young from State House News Service April 8, 2022

    Wide-ranging marijuana legislation that targets some of the most persistent issues that activists, regulators, businesses and municipalities have said are holding Massachusetts back from realizing the full potential of the 2016 legalization law

    Colin A. Young from State House News Service April 8, 2022
  • Chief diversity officers are fighting against burnout with resources, direct leadership access, and moral support

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: April 4, 2022

    Diversity, equity, and inclusion leaders have some of the highest turnover rates among executives. The cause is manifold, but it often has to do with the organization a CDO is serving.

    Katherine Hamilton Updated: April 4, 2022
  • Q&A: Kennedy center launches trans health practice

    Sarah Connell Sanders Updated: April 4, 2022

    Steve Kerrigan, president & CEO, talks about Kennedy Community Health Center's expansion into Milford, his cooperative relationship with other nonprofit leaders, and the start of a new trans healthcare practice.

    Sarah Connell Sanders Updated: April 4, 2022
  • Manufacturing awards: Bristol Myers Squibb is building a workforce for cutting-edge drugmaking

    Livia Gershon Updated: April 4, 2022

    Bristol Myers Squibb is growing. It’s in the process of expanding its Devens facility to handle new, cutting-edge manufacturing, including personalized cell therapy for patients with cancer.

    Livia Gershon Updated: April 4, 2022
  • Unheard: Even as they gain more access to inner circles of power, women of color still feel like outsiders

    Giselle Rivera-Flores Updated: April 4, 2022

    Latin and Black American women can have access to the inner circles – that’s diversity – but once inside, they face unique challenges, aggressions, and are often isolated from conversations. That shows lack of inclusion.

    Giselle Rivera-Flores Updated: April 4, 2022

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While shifting cultural norms in the business community have found hiring managers outwardly working toward hiring a more diverse staff, studies in the last few years by organizations like McKinsey & Co. and Regent University found women and people of color are promoted less frequently than their white male counterparts. This produces a dynamic where company leadership at many organizations remains dominated by white males even as the company's employees become more diversified.