Owensboro, Ky.-based Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) announced that Sheri Plain, director of Workforce Services in OCTC’s Workforce Solutions department, has been named one of twenty-seven honorees recognized as 2019’s Influential Women in Manufacturing. Chosen from more than 120 nominations, Sheri joins the ranks of CEO’s, senior engineers and members of congress, and she... Read More
Endress+Hauser‘s Adrianna Swift has been named among Putman Media‘s 2019 class of Influential Women in Manufacturing. The 27 honorees are recognized for their change leadership in manufacturing—their risk-embracing work that serves to move the needle on asset management and reliability, digital transformation, workforce development, and other elements critical to ensuring the manufacturing industry’s readiness to... Read More
Tate & Lyle, a global provider of food and beverage ingredients and solutions, announced that Arial Ruble, Refinery Manager at the company’s facility in Loudon, Tennessee, has been included in Putman Media’s Influential Women in Manufacturing Class of 2019. The industry news publisher recognized Arial in this national award program for her leadership at work, where... Read More
What started out as an idea a year and a half ago blossomed into a win for the co-founders of Influential Women in Manufacturing. On June 4, 2019, at the Specialized Information Publishers Association annual conference in Washington, DC, the IWIM program earned a silver at the 2019 SIPAwards. This was Putman’s first year entering the... Read More
Putman Media, publisher of Chemical Processing, Control, Control Design, Food Processing, Pharma Manufacturing, Plant Services and Smart Industry magazines, is proud to announce the 2019 class of Influential Women in Manufacturing. (See below for full list of honorees.) The 27 women who join the ranks of IWIM this year are recognized for their change leadership... Read More
These numbers speak loudly for those of us working in the many facets of manufacturing: Women make up 47% of the U.S. labor force Women make up 29% of the manufacturing workforce As the U.S. manufacturing industry faces significant skilled-labor shortages, manufacturing plants and facilities are simultaneously contending with critical leadership transitions at all levels. Knowing... Read More
In a recent article for Forbes, author Nicole Fisher interviews Corlis Murray, Senior Vice President, Quality Assurance, Regulatory and Engineering Services at Abbott. As the top engineer at Abbott, a $31 billion heath care company, Corlis Murray knows a thing or two about being a successful woman in the STEM world. But it’s not her... Read More
In a recent article for The Hill, author Emily Birnbaum examines a new bill to combat sexual harassment in STEM. A group of Democratic senators, including 2020 contender Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at combating sexism within the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. The bill, called the Combating... Read More
In a recent article for Forbes, author Lisa Caldwell examines the positive impact of gender balance. According to the latest figures, women make up around 47% of the US labor force. That’s nearly 74 million people — and counting. Now guess the percentage of manufacturing roles filled by female workers. It’s 29%. Less than a... Read More
ABC27 Pennsylvania recently profiled Michele Buck, the first female CEO of the Hershey Company. “I would say certainly growing up there that I never envisioned that I would be the CEO of a Fortune 500 company,” Michele Buck said. “I grew up from very humble means. My mom grew up on a farm with no... Read More
In association with International Women’s Day and the company’s Women’s Economic Opportunity Initiative, ExxonMobil announced on March 8 that it will provide $5 million in grants to support local and global organizations dedicated to empowering women economically. The company spends about $500 million each year with women-owned businesses. “Research shows that when women manage their... Read More
In a recent article for Forbes, author Kweilin Ellingrud examines the depth of gender inequality throughout C-Suites and senior management positions. Would more women in corporate leadership roles – CEOs, presidents, SVPs, managers – make companies more successful and change the culture in the workplace? These are valid questions after new data outlines the depth... Read More