March 8, 2021
Women are the founders, leaders, managers and makers. They are in the C-suite, on manufacturing floors, and everywhere in between. On International Woman’s Day—one week into Woman’s History Month—we are proud to recognize women who are leading and moving business forward.
Women-owned businesses in the U.S. employ 9 million people, generating $1.7 trillion in sales. Four in 10 privately held firms are owned by women. Even during the pandemic, women have seized the opportunity—whether out of necessity or choice—to start a business.
Some of the most innovative and impactful companies in our portfolio are led by women—North End Teleservices, which aims to improve lives through meaningful jobs, and Advanced Enviro Systems, one of our fellow Real Leaders Top Impact Company award winners—to name a few. Still more range from Camden, New Jersey manufacturer and distributor IPAK, to Gammill, a quilting machine manufacturer in central Missouri, and dozens more.
At Recursion Pharmaceuticals, seven women are in the executive ranks, and close to 40% of the workforce is women—a stark contrast to the data science industry norm of 26% women. Las Vegas’ All-In Recruiting, founded by Lauren Anderson, seeks to bring women and people of color into tech, a historically white and male industry.
Of First Orion’s eight “chiefs,” four are women. At Kingdom Trust, women make of up 45% of the executive team. They are making decisions and mentoring at every level, powering businesses through one of the toughest economic cycles in our history, while continuing to benefit employees and communities.
The pandemic has left a devastating economic toll on women, who continue to bear the brunt of job loss and, often, increased responsibility at home. But many of the companies in our portfolios are doing what they can to ease this burden, offering flexible shifts, additional paid time off and help with childcare.
Keep watching our blog this month for more stories of the woman-owned and led companies in our portfolio, and the support that these companies and others are providing to women in the workforce.
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