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Update : Rosie's plant is saved!  Fundraisers report that a last-minute donation kept the plant from destruction.  The campaign behind the effort will continue to raise money to make the museum goal a reality. ----------- Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that the Willow Run bomber plant in Michigan, the worksite of Rose Will Monroe - the inspiration for "Rosie the Riveter" - is slated to be torn down. A group is trying to save a portion of the factory which is located west of Detroit before its planned demolition on Thursday of this week.  The "Save the Bomber Plant" campaign has raised $7 million, but says it needs $1 million more before the deadline. AP photo of Loraine Osborne The article quotes Loraine Osborne who worked in the factory alongside Monroe building B-24 Liberators at an impressive 1-plane-per-hour pace.  "It should be taken care of so that everybody - our children, our grandchildren, our great-grandchildren - can enjoy it as the yea...

At Women in Manufacturing, we are committed to supporting women in the manufacturing sector. We firmly believe that mentorship and community-buildling will help attract and retain women in manufacturing.  As part of our mission, we feature the stories of women we admire who are currently working in manufacturing here on our blog.  The following is the latest installment of our "Hear Her Story" series. Hear Her Story: Sue Silverstein Sue Silverstein stands 5 feet tall and weighs in at an a slight 95 lbs.  She studied ballet for 9 years.  She is also a welder. “You don’t have to be masculine to excel in manufacturing,” she says, laughing.  “I’m a welder and I wear makeup!” After graduating from high school at age sixteen, Sue wasn’t sure where to turn next.  Waiting tables in Milwaukee, Wisconsin felt like a dead end.  So when she got an opportunity to take a job on an assembly line at a local factory, she jumped at the chance. The job appealed to Sue. ...

A new feature story in The Atlantic  explores troubling evidence that shows that women are less self-assured than men.  Even more, research shows that, to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence. "The Confidence Gap," written by premiere journalists Katty Kay and Claire Shipman, is lengthy and compelling and worth a read. Here are a couple paragraphs that really grabbed our attention -       "Even as our understanding of confidence expanded, however, we found that our original suspicion was dead-on: there is a particular crisis for women—a vast confidence gap that separates the sexes. Compared with men, women don’t consider themselves as ready for promotions, they predict they’ll do worse on tests, and they generally underestimate their abilities. This disparity stems from factors ranging from upbringing to biology.      A growing body of evidence shows just how devastating this lack of confidence can be. Success, it turns out, correlat...

At Women in Manufacturing, we are committed to supporting women in the manufacturing sector. We firmly believe that mentorship and community-buildling will help attract and retain women in manufacturing.  As part of our mission, we feature the stories of women we admire who are currently working in manufacturing here on our blog.  The following is the latest installment of our "Hear Her Story" series. Hear Her Story: Lesa Nichols, Owner, Lesa Nichols Consulting Lesa Nichols Lesa Nichols grew up the only daughter in a family of boys.  Her stepfather worked in manufacturing management and she remembers how he used his skills to tackle household projects.  “We never called for a repairman,” she says fondly.  “He would just say, ‘let’s get this out to the garage and fix it.’”  As a young girl, she admired her stepfather’s ability to take something apart, analyze the pieces, and put back together an even better product.  She didn’t know it then, but she wou...

In just 15 days, we'll be gathering in Novi, MI the third annual Women in Automotive Luncheon and Panel . This event is a must-attend program for all professional women in the automotive sector.  It includes a networking lunch, and conversational panel with key women leaders in the automotive industry. The panel will include: Sonia Rief, Director, Exterior, Thermal and Accessory Engineering at Nissan North America Marcy Klevorn, Director, Office of the CIO at Ford Motor Company Anita Burke, Vehicle Chief Engineer (2015 GMC Canyon), General Motors Company Carol Jean “CJ” Milner, Supplier Account Manager, Renault Nissan Purchasing Organization The panel will be moderated by Laurie Harbour, President and CEO of Harbour Results Inc . Visit our website for more information about the event and to register.

One of our favorite stories is the legacy of Rosie the Riveter - the story of some 20 million women who went to work in factories across the United States when men were deployed during WWII.  Under the banner of "We Can Do It!" these women filled much-needed positions as welders, electritions and, of course, riveters.  This week, some of these real life Rosies were honored at the White House. Watch the news report from ABC for the whole, touching story.

Did you see this letter from 7-year-old Charlotte to LEGO?  We saw it on the Huffington Post site today. She reports that she recently went to a store and...well, she wasn't pleased.  Check it out - Here's what she wrote - Dear Lego company, My name is Charlotte. I am 7 years old and I love legos but I don't like that there are more lego boy people and barely any lego girls. today I went to a store and saw legos in two sections the girls pink and the boys blue. All the girls did was sit at home, go to the beach, and shop, and they had no jobs but the boys went on adventures, worked, saved people, and had jobs, even swam with sharks. I want you to make more lego girl people and let them go on adventures and have fun ok!?! Thank you. from Charlotte Amen, Charlotte!