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Our good director Allison Grealis is a guest blogger for the Huffington Post .  Her latest piece was published today.  Here's the first few paragraphs - The year was 1943. World War II had been raging for years already and it was beginning to take a devastating toll on the American home front. The draft created an impossibly severe labor shortage and Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson knew that the road to victory could be paved only with more workers in American factories. "The War Department," he said, "must fully utilize, immediately and effectively, the largest and potentially the finest single source of labor available today -- the vast reserve of women power." That quote was printed on one of the first pages of a pamphlet distributed to industrial employers as part of wartime efforts. I found the document titled simply and straightforwardly "You're Going to Hire Women" on Slate's history blog: The Vault . It is apparently going to become ...

Gwenne Henricks Vice President of Product Development & Global Technology Chief Technology Officer Caterpillar   Join us for the 3rd Annual Women in Manufacturing Summit and    hear one of our keynote speakers, Gwenne Henricks, share her    story and her insights about the retention and advancement of    women in the manufacturing industry.   Gwenne began her career at Caterpillar in 1981. During her time at  Caterpillar, she has held a variety of positions including: Junior  Engineer, Design Engineer, Senior Design Engineer, Supervising  Engineer, BHL Engineering Manager, Division Manager of Systems  and Controls Research, 6 Sigma Deployment Champion, WW  Undercarriage Product Manager, General Manager of the Specialty  Products Business Unit, General Manager of Cat ®  Electronics, Vice President of the Electronics and Connected Worksite Division and Vice President of the Industrial Power Systems Division. By...

The WiM SUMMIT is just 12 days away, but who's counting? WE ARE! This year's SUMMIT includes nine different track sessions on topics from manufacturing supply chain to employee engagement. Each session is lead by a leader in the manufacturing sector.  Check them out - Day One, Part One Track Sessions:  Track I: "Are You an Excellent Sales Organization? YOU decide” Marion Wells, Scharlene Hurston and Kristina Griffard, Human Asset Management Description: Great sales organizations demonstrate attributes or behaviors indicative of commitment to their customers. Human Asset Management will provide tips and real examples of what sales organizations must do to transform themselves from average to excellent by focusing their attention to their customers. Interested in this track, have an extra 10 minutes and want a free benchmark report on your company or organization? Click here for more details. Track II: “Employee Engagement is not Rocket Science” Karin Lindner, KARICO Descrip...

Linda Hubbard President and Chief Operating Officer Carhartt, Inc. We're reaching the final stretch before the third annual Women in Manufacturing SUMMIT and our agenda is packed full of interesting speakers and great events. Register now to here Linda Hubbard, President and Chief Operating Officer of Carhartt, Inc. share her story and her insights about the retention and advancement of women in the manufacturing industry. Linda joined Carhartt in 2002 and during her 11 years at the company has served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. In her role at Carhartt, she is responsible for leading Carhartt's Senior Management Team in the execution of the company's business plan. Linda develops and executes current and long-range corporate strategic objectives and is responsible for connecting all facets of business operations to deliver on the Carhartt brand promise of creating enduring products to serve and protect hardworking people. Don’t miss this exciting...

A new article posted on the Daily Worth site yesterday shares stories of seven women who switched to careers in manufacturing. We were thrilled when reporter Nancy Mann Jackson approached us during her research for this fantastic story about women who have found success the the manufacturing sector. A quote from WiM Director Allison Grealis is near the top of the article.  “Today’s manufacturing is not dirty, dark or dangerous,” she says.  “Manufacturing today is much more about brains than brawn.” Read the full piece to hear more about the changing face of manufacturing and the individual stories of seven women in manufacturing today. Inspired and what to do more?  Register for the third annual WiM SUMMIT !  It's less than two weeks away in Detroit, MI - October 22-23.