VCU Health System named a top nonprofit for executive women
VCU Health System was named one of the top nonprofit companies for executive women by the National Association for Female Executives for the sixth time this past Friday
Mark Robinson
Assistant News Editor
The VCU Health System was named one of the top nonprofit companies in the country for executive women by the National Association for Female Executives for the sixth time this past Friday.
According to their website, the NAFE selects companies for the honor based on female representation, hiring, attrition and promotion rates, access and usage of key retention and advancement programs within an organization.
“The nonprofit companies selected by NAFE represent what is best about the leadership of organizations who have set themselves up to move women through the pipeline,” said Carol Evans, president of Working Mother Media and CEO of NAFE in a press release.
“They have given women executives the opportunity and have the women in top positions to prove it.”
In order to be eligible for the NAFE award, companies must have at least two women on the boards of directors and a minimum of 500 employees in the US. Of the more than 8,600 employees at the VCU Health System, 75 percent of them are women.
Maria Curran, chief human resources officer and vice president of human resources and community benefit at the VCU Health System, said in a press release the hard work of the system’s more than 6,700 female employees has led to the honor.
“Milestone achievements, such as the historical separation of conjoined twins from the Dominican Republic, are an indicator that our continued success … is limitless,” Curran said in the release.
According to the NAFE website, 80 percent of those who receive management and leadership training at VCU Health System are women.
“… We take great pride in helping our female leaders advance and in nurturing our next generation of leaders by providing the opportunities for them to further their knowledge and skills,” Curran said.
A report released by the Working Mother Research Institute said that women hold 38 percent of the executive positions at the NAFE Top Nonprofit Companies. Nearly 50 percent of the VCU Health System executives are women.
