November 29, 2004 1:47 PM

The boardroom is still a lonely place for women
Posted by Diane Danielsonat 1:47 PM

The Boston Business Journal reports on the slight increase of women in corporate boardrooms. According to a new study, the number of women serving as directors in corporate boardrooms is up (barely), while the number of women in executive offices is flat.

The 2004 Census of Women Directors and Executive Officers of Massachusetts Public Companies was issued by The Boston Club, which found that, among the largest public companies in the state, women hold 9.5 percent of the 839 board seats, up 0.5 percent from the 9 percent of last year.

At the executive level, women still fill 9.2 percent of the 749 executive offices at those companies, unchanged from last year.

The Boston Club is an organization composed of executive- and senior-level professional women. Its study targeted the top 100 largest Bay State public companies, from highest revenue-ranked Raytheon Co. in Waltham to Rockland-based Independent Bank Corp.

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