The WashingtonExec recently profiled Sonam Motwani, an executive for Accenture. Last year, Accenture executive Annette Rippert was recognized as the National Association of Female Executives’ STEM Champion in Technology, honoring her work in helping women and girls succeed in science, technology, engineering and math. Rippert, who leads Accenture Technology in North America, sits on the... Read More

In a recent article for Bustle, author JR Thorpe examines the achievements of women in STEM in 2018. In many ways, 2018 was a groundbreaking year. For women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and girls who hope one day to be changing the world through STEM, it’s been a showcase of the power of... Read More

In a recent article for Control, author Greg McMillan interviews Diane Doise, Outreach Chair for the Society of Woman Engineers, Baton Rouge. Over my 50-year career in the automation profession, the best performers in terms of communication skill complementing technical capability were mainly women. However, many of them moved on to other professions where they... Read More

In a recent article for TNW, author Cara Curtis lists TNW’s editorial picks for the top 11 women in STEM in 2018. You’ve heard it a million times before — in the science, technology, engineering, and math industries, women are still grossly underrepresented. Currently, women are only nine percent of IT leaders around the world.... Read More

If you’re a woman, hearing advice about how to perform better at your job can sound on par with hearing your old Uncle Sal tell you how to file your taxes. It’s well-meaning, of course, but is it timely or relevant in this day and age? It’s not exactly news that women are charting new... Read More

When Putman Media launched the Influential Women in Manufacturing recognition program last year, we editors were all keenly aware of much-talked-about statistics about the U.S. manufacturing industry’s projected workforce shortage. According to Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute’s 2018 Manufacturing Skills Gap study, U.S. manufacturers could face a shortfall of 2.4 million workers by 2028. It’s... Read More

I live outside Chicago (or as you may have heard it referred to this week, “Chiberia”), and things outside are looking rather…tundra-like at the moment. We have about 8 inches of snow on the ground and the air temperature dipped to -22 this morning. Schools are closed; many businesses remain closed; even the mail isn’t... Read More

Necessity is the mother of invention. It’s an English proverb that, put simply, means if you can’t find the solution to a problem, you create one. It’s no wonder, then, that women have birthed their fair share of great ideas. Interesting Engineering released this list of 24 Inventions that have been created by or founded... Read More

Haley Stevens is a member of the history-making class of 42 women joining Congress in January, having been elected in November to represent Michigan’s 11th Congressional district. But this won’t be the suburban Detroit native’s first go-round in Washington – or her first time “rolling up her sleeves,” as she says, to work on U.S.... Read More

More than fifty exceptional women from companies around the world participated at a Leadership Workshop for Rising Star Women in Engineering, December 11, 2018, in New York City. The workshop — sponsored by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and held in advance of AIChE’s 2018 fundraising gala devoted to inspiring women in engineering... Read More

In a recent article for The Harbus, author Kevin Sharer examines the shortage of women CEOs. Mary Barra, the highly regarded CEO of General Motors pictured above, is part of a very, very small group of women CEOs. Mary is a GM lifer who rose through the manufacturing ranks to earn the job five years... Read More

In a recent article for Manufacturing.net, author Ginger Butz, Business Segment Director at Morey, offers advice to women on how to fast-track a career in manufacturing. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my time in manufacturing, it’s that credibility carries plenty of weight. Wondering how to earn the trust of your male counterparts? Get... Read More