As I read Jezebel’s piece on evil birth control manufacturers, I found myself wondering who exactly is running these malicious pharmaceutical companies? Is it, as I see it in my head, a bunch of old pasty men—not a vagina in sight?
I had a feeling I knew the answer, but figured I’d find out for sure.
Bayer
Feast your eyes on the sausage fest that is Bayer’s Executive Committee: 12 out of the 13 members are men.
Pfizer
Good ol’ Pfizer does a little better—having a whole three women on their 13-member Executive Leadership Team. (Don’t worry, though. Their board also has a whopping three women.)
Johnson & Johnson
Keeping with the rule of threes, Johnson & Johnson’s board is 33.33% women.
Merck
Another trio of ladies sits on Merck’s board—but they account only for 5.6% of this 17-member team. (Their Executive Committee doesn’t make up for it.)
Warner Chilcott
Jezebel couldn’t find too much evidence of evil here. And there are no women to be found on their board. (Got the magic three on their Leadership Team, though.)
So what does this mean? Maybe nothing. Maybe pharmaceutical companies will inevitably be evil no matter what gender leads them. Maybe the lack of ovaries on their board of directors does make them more likely to fail at women’s health.
I know not. But c’mon, folks…it certainly couldn’t hurt to get a few more women leading your companies.
kept the flowers 
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