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New Study Finds Closing the Gender Gap in Manufacturing Will Close the Skills Gap
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Apr 27

A new study, “Minding the Manufacturing Gender Gap,” has been conducted by the Manufacturing Institute, Deloitte, and the APICS Supply...

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Women in Manufacturing Seeks Speakers for Annual Summit
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Apr 2

Women in Manufacturing (WiM) invites interested parties to submit an application to speak at SUMMIT 2015, scheduled for September 23-25, 2015, in...

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WiM is now a 501(c)6!
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Mar 31

We are thrilled to announce that Women in Manufacturing is now a registered 501(c)6 national trade association. As Rachel Abbey McCafferty reported...

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WiM and UPS® make shipping easy for your business
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Mar 31

At WiM, we’re always looking for new ways to help your business succeed, and as a result, we’re excited to partner with UPS and UPS...

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Jessica Jeffery, from General Motors
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Mar 3

Jessica Jeffery, Senior Environmental Engineer, General Motors#WiMHearHerStory | @WomeninMFG At Women in Manufacturing, we are committed to...

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14th Annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Feb 26

Today marked the 14th annual Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day. This year's theme, "There’s a Little Bit of Engineer in Every Girl," was...

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WiM Director Profiled in Crain's Cleveland Business
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Feb 23

Earlier this month, WiM Director Allison Grealis was profiled in Crain's Cleveland Business as part of their "Who to Watch in Nonprofits" series.The...

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Got 99 Problems...but Manufacturing Ain't One
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Feb 19

This week, 24/7 Wall Street, released a list of the worst paying jobs for women. The rundown includes 10 professions across industries from truck...

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WiM empoWer from WiM-Wisconsin
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Feb 16

WiM-Wisconsin has recently announced a new program, WiM empoWer.Milwaukee Business News reported on the program saying it's "the...

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FMLA is 22...Now Manufacturers Should Consider Paid Sick Leave
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Feb 5

Today, there a record 67.5 million American women in the workforce. And many of those women - a full four in 10 - are now either the sole or...

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Latest WiM Chapter Events Make the News
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Feb 3

Late last month, WiM held two events at Midwest chapters. On January 22nd, we launched our professional chapter in Cleveland and held the group's...

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Lyse Moreau, President at International Sew Right
Posted In: Blog,
Date posted Jan 28

Lyse Moreau, President at International Sew Right#WiMHearHerStory | @WomeninMFG At Women in Manufacturing, we are committed to supporting women...

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