Top healthcare venture capital outfit Rock Health has released a report arguing that gender diversity in executive roles leads to improved performance of digital health companies. Rock Health analysed the top ten healthcare companies in the Fortune 500, and compared them to stagnant or failed companies. It found that the successful companies had about 13 percent women on their board, and many had women in C-level positions, whereas for less successful companies, these numbers were much lower.
Top healthcare venture capital outfit Rock Health has released a report arguing that gender diversity in executive roles leads to improved performance of digital health companies. Rock Health analysed the top ten healthcare companies in the Fortune 500, and compared them to stagnant or failed companies. It found that the successful companies had at least 25% women on their board, and many had women in C-level positions, whereas for less successful companies, these numbers were much lower.