In a recent article for Bizwomen, Anne Stych explores why entrepreneurship is important to women in STEM. Young women will need entrepreneurial skills along with technology skills to achieve workplace gender equality. A report on The Power of Next Generation Women published by Girls With Impact, an entrepreneurship program that provides girls with a business... Read More

In a recent article for e27, author Sainul Abudheen profiles Sonam Motwani, founder and CEO of Karkhana.io. “As a child, [Sonam Motwani] dreamt to become an astronaut. As she grew up, the intensity of her ambition also grew. So after finished schooling, she went on to attend a graduation programme in Aerospace Engineering at IIT... Read More

A recent survey by Randstad Canada, the Canadian leader for staffing, recruitment and HR services, reveals 61 percent of Canadian women see themselves as risk-takers and innovators in the workplace. At the same time, they expect employers to do more to support their growth as technology transforms the workplace. Randstad surveyed Canadian women to understand... Read More

Do you have questions about the Influential Women in Manufacturing program? We’ve compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions. If you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to contact us. When is the deadline for nominations? The deadline for 2019’s class of Influential Women in Manufacturing Honorees is March 31, 2019 When are... Read More

In a recent article for Greenville News, author Angelia Davis profiles women in leadership. Manufacturing merino wool yarn is not what attorney Kim Kent imagined she’d be focused on at this point in her career. But that’s been the rewarding, yet challenging role Kent took on when her husband died unexpectedly in September 2017. Kim... Read More

In a recent article for Forbes, author Bianca Barratt examines how gender parity in the workplace could increase the global GDP. As it stands, only 24% of UK STEM roles are held by women and the country has the lowest percentage of female engineers in Europe – something that none governmental organisations such as WISE... Read More

In a recent article for NPR, author Ashley Westerman explores how the recent election is giving many STEM professionals a new career path. Chrissy Houlahan has done a lot with her industrial engineering degree over the last 30 years including serving in the Air Force, working in the aircraft manufacturing industry, being the COO of... Read More

Dow has released its first-ever annual Inclusion Report, titled SHINE, which puts a spotlight on the Company’s global INclusion 2020 strategy and progress in 2017. Dow accelerated actions, deepened its commitment to strengthening inclusion and diversity (I&D) across the organization and implemented a fully integrated and holistic strategy. This included institutionalizing a new I&D governance... Read More

In a recent article for The New York Times, author Celestine Bohlen shares highlights from the 2018 Global Meeting of the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society. If the world of STEM is looking for more women role models, Véna Arielle Ahouansou and Alejandra Estanislao are candidates. Both are young and have degrees in... Read More

In a recent article for The Cornell Daily Sun, author Vivian Fan explores the W.E. Cornell program. W.E. Cornell, a new entrepreneurship program that provides women in STEM with entrepreneurial skill sets and confidence, recently accepted 22 women as its first cohort of students. Andrea Ippolito ’06 M.Eng ’07, executive director of Cornell’s engineering management... Read More

In a recent article for Plastics News, author Don Loepp shares stories from the Women Breaking the Mold conference. It’s natural for women managers in the plastics industry to feel isolated. At the Women Breaking the Mold conference in Chicago, some seasoned managers had advice for colleagues dealing with the male-centric plastics culture. Stacey Chapman... Read More

In a recent article for Oregon Business, author Jon Shadel profiles five experts who share their perspectives on how to close the gender gap. In the mid-’90s, women made up only about a fourth of the manufacturing workforce in Oregon. Two decades later, that number remains unchanged. And the picture looks just as dim at... Read More