Women dominate the U.S. health care workforce, yet there is the perception (and reality) of a glass ceiling. A recent study of Medtech Big 100 companies (the largest medical technology companies)—Women Gain Ground In Medtech Leadership, But Parity Remains Far Off—confirmed some of that perception with women holding only 26.5% of the 913 C-suite positions. This represents an increase from 24.4% in 2024. In terms of CEO positions, the number of women in CEO positions nearly doubled year-over-year, with 13 women leading the top 100 MedTech companies in the world—at 13%.

In the medical technology space, the average C-suite is comprised of 26% women. Five companies reported having closed the gender leadership gap (50% or greater) of executive roles being held…