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Feb. 7, 2022
Focus on Women in Leadership

The Boardroom Gap: Women still fight barriers to advancement, as their role in Central Mass. business leadership stagnates

Katherine Hamilton

In its annual The Boardroom Gap investigation of gender diversity in the region’s business leadership, WBJ found 37% of executives & board members are women, unchanged from 2021.

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    Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 3

    What is the name of the student housing development now occupying the Osgood Bradley Building?

  • Laurie Leshin, ground-breaking WPI president, to leave for NASA

    Katherine Hamilton

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute President Laurie Leshin will leave her role at the college to become the director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, according to a Thursday announcement from Caltech.

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    Successful leaders center 'belonging'

    Bonnie J. Walker

    There must be an intentional mindfulness of leaders who commit to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice work. 

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    Future-proofing our workforce

    David Ginisi

    Across Central Massachusetts, restaurants, retail shops and firms are facing employee shortages.

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    10 Things I know about ... Being a single working parent

    Ronald Bernard Waddell Jr.

    Parenting is hard; single parenting is harder; being a working single parent is hardest. These tips make it easier.

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    101: Mission statements

    Susan Shalhoub

    A mission statement – usually part of an organization’s executive summary in its business plan and posted on its website for stakeholders – is a brief message explaining a company’s purpose.

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    Opinion

    Viewpoint: Help women of color succeed

    Melanie Bonsu

    Facebook has this feature showing you random memories of what was shared on that day in the past. I used to love them, but now, in COVID times, the memories feel like decades ago instead of a handful of years.

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    Editorial: Our view from inside, as WBJ reporters

    Monica Benevides, Katherine Hamilton and Sloane M. Perron

    So while we applaud women leaders in business, we can’t help but ask: What about all the others? What about women workers like us?

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    Editorial: Thanking a generation of women leaders

    Progress is slow. Progress is painful. Progress happens in fits and starts.

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    A Thousand Words: Off to NASA

    Ramón L. Sandoval

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    Movers & Shakers

    Movers & Shakers for Feb. 7, 2022

    People are on the move at JNP Coffee, Ladybugz Interactive Agency, Harrington Physician Services, and more.

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Today's Poll

Should Massachusetts have an admissions lottery system for vocational technical high schools?
Poll Description

Vocational technical high schools are important partners for many businesses and help feed their workforce pipeline, but more kids are seeking admission to these schools than there are available slots. The Gov. Maura Healey Administration has proposed implementing a lottery system to enroll waitlisted students into vocational technical high schools, with the claim that it will help eliminate discriminatory selection practices that have been the subject of much debate.

While the lottery system would exclude selection based on grades, schools would still be able to reject students due to 10 or more unexcused absences or days of suspensions/expulsions. Critics of the lottery system say that these new guidelines perpetuate the same discriminatory policies, arguing those with 10 or more unexcused absences are disproportionately from large populations of students of color. Others, including the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, argue a lottery system would water down standards and that administration should focus on directing more funds toward capacity-building initiatives at voc-tech schools instead of targeting their admission processes. 

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