Last updated: 8/31/23

Boston Women's Workforce Council

The Boston Women’s Workforce Council (BWWC) leads a unique public-private partnership between the Mayor’s Office and Boston area employers.

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The Council is dedicated to eliminating the gender and racial wage gap in Greater Boston.

Boston University

Hariri Institute for Computing

111 Cummington Mall

Boston, MA 02215
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About the council

The Boston Women's Workforce Council works with Boston area employers to:

measure and report on the gender and racial wage gap in Greater Boston
remove the visible and invisible barriers to women’s advancement, and
ensure that 100 percent of the talent pool is used to make Boston the best place in the US for working women.

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100% Talent Compact

A dedicated group of employers in Greater Boston is tackling the persistent issue of the gender and racial wage gap by signing the 100% Talent Compact. They represent a wide swath of organizations, ranging in size and industry. These employers share a common goal: to make Boston the best place in the US for working women.

Commit to closing the gender and racial wage gap in your organization today. For more information, email team@thebwwc.org. For a complete list of 100% Talent Compact Signers, visit the Boston Women's Workforce Council website.

BWWC research

Boston Women's Workforce Council 2021 Report

2021 report on Boston's 100% Talent Compact

Boston Women's Workforce Council 2020 Report

2020 report on workforce interventions

Boston Women's Workforce Council Report 2019

2019 report on Boston's 100% Talent Compact

Boston Women's Workforce Council Report 2018

2018 report on Boston's 100% Talent Compact

Boston Women's Workforce Council Report 2017

2017 report on Boston's 100% Talent Compact

Boston Women's Workforce Council Report 2016

2016 report on Boston's 100% Talent Compact

Anchor Signers

State Street Corporation

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Meet the Council

Council Members

Cathy Minehan (Co-Chair), Managing Director, Arlington Advisory Partners, LLC
Evelyn Murphy (Co-Chair), Ph.D. Economist, Author, Founder, and President, WAGE Project, Inc.
Lisa Brothers, President and CEO, Nitsch Engineering
Victoria Budson, Executive Director of the Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School
Beth Chandler, President & CEO, YW Boston
Aly Chartoff, Head of HR Strategy and Planning, MassMutual

Joan Christel, Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Citizenship & Global Inclusion, State Street
Megan Costello, Senior Advisor, Boston Public Schools
Stephen Denny, Head of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion, Putnam Investments
Jane Edmonds, Vice President for Programming and Community Outreach, Babson College
Ildemaro Gonzalez, Vice President and Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Elizabeth Hailer, Executive Director, The Commonwealth Institute

Chris MacKenzie, Massachusetts Market Leader, RSM US LLP
Juliette Mayers, Founder & CEO, Inspiration Zone LLC
Mim Minichiello, President, Employee Benefits, HUB International
Katy O'Neil, Vice President, Business Development and Client Relations, Northeast, Suffolk Construction
Cynthia Ring, Chief People Officer, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Bob Rivers, Chairman and CEO, Eastern Bank