In a recent article for Bloomberg, author Jordyn Holman explores why 60% of U.S. firms don’t have strategies for female leadership. Only 40 percent of U.S. companies have action plans to advance women to senior leadership roles, according to new research in which 400 top HR officers in the U.S. and Canada were surveyed. The... Read More

In a recent article for The Virginian-Pilot, author Kimberly Pierceall profiles Lorraine Wagner, vice president of operations at Stihl Inc. There are more women than ever running companies, running for office, running circles around stereotypes but there are still so few relative to men that it remains news. That’s why Lorraine Wagner is sitting at... Read More

In a recent Modern Machine Shop article, author Emily Probst profiles three women who demonstrate how an inclusive workforce can help manufacturing thrive. While a good deal of the talk at this year’s International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) focused on big data, automation and 3D-printing technologies, what struck me most was the undercurrent of change... Read More

Today I received an email that reminded me how far the Influential Women in Manufacturing program has come in such a short time. The Genesis The idea for Influential Women in Manufacturing came from a project I had worked on with Food Processing several years ago. The program highlighted women in the food and beverage... Read More