Amid Crisis, A Career Change Opportunity Emerges

Laura Lakin’s career in the Massachusetts Army National Guard is lending extra significance to her current role helping oversee the interior fitout of a new comprehensive brain health and trauma program for military veterans in Charlestown.

Shawmut Shuts the Gender Salary Gap

After an outside audit identified a gender-based wage gap, executives at Boston-based Shawmut Design and Construction in 2019 revamped its policies with the goal of putting high-potential female employees on a faster track to advancement.