FULL EMPLOYMENT REQUIRES FEMALE EMPLOYMENT

Making Massachusetts attractive for employee caregivers will allow our businesses to grow and retain their world-class workforces. It is time for policymakers, businesses, and community leaders to work collaboratively to find solutions that help bring women back to full employment.  

MASSACHUSETTS SECRETARY LAUREN JONES


Making it in Massachusetts

FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS IN MASSACHUSETTS

women in workforce

women in workforce

As of 2021, an estimated 242,000 women-owned businesses in Massachusetts generated about 46.5 billion dollars of revenue & employed 302,000 employees.

WOMEN HAVE GONE MISSING FROM THE WORKFORCE

The rate at which women participate in the workforce remains less than it was prior to the pandemic and well below that of men. Policymakers, Businesses, and community leaders must work collaboratively to combat the barriers in the workforce. Read this article featured in Commonwealth Magazine by EVP of Government Affairs, Brooke M. Thomson.

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Female Entrepreneurs in Massachusetts


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Massachusetts Leaders in Business




Cathy Rocheleau, Co-Owner & Director at Rocheleau Tools & Die

Cathy Rocheleau, Co-Owner & Director at Rocheleau Tools & Die

Cathy Rocheleau is a member of AIM’s board of directors and Co-Owner & Director of member, Rocheleau Tool & Die. They manufacture plastic processing equipment including blow molding machinery, blow molds & auxiliary equipment.

Jess Lee, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Waters Corporation

Jess Lee, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Waters Corporation

Jess Lee is a member of AIM’s board of directors and Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at member, Waters Corporation. She creates & implements DEI strategies to increase the representation of women globally and Black & Latinx talent in the U.S.

Tricia Canavan, CEO of Tech Foundry

Tricia Canavan, CEO of Tech Foundry

A member of AIM’s board of directors, Tricia Canavan brings a background in management, recruiting, and workforce development to her role at member company, Tech Foundry. She believes strongly in the power of collaboration.

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