Jan, former CEO and inspirational public speaker, passionately champions the benefits of career and technical education and advocates for increased apprenticeship programs in the trades, especially print. She is driven by her personal life motto, "If you don't make dust, you eat dust." In this podcast, Jan candidly shares the challenges and successes she experienced over decades of working in a traditionally male-led sector and tells us how she's giving back to the industry she loves.
I’ll admit it: I’m old enough to remember when “Speed Dating” was a fad, way before Match, Hinge, Bumble or various and sundry other dating apps pitched the promise of everlasting love. The concept was simple: a middle-school mixer format, really (with alcohol). Invite an even-number of single men and women to a public venue,...
Over 77 million Americans have a criminal record and have historically been overlooked as a source of workforce talent. These individuals can be part of the solution to workforce shortages via "Second Chance" hiring programs. April was "Second Chance Awareness" month. (Source: The Manufacturing Institute)
If you’re a woman in print who has been considering seeking a board of directors seat as a means to further your executive leadership skills and/or give back to the industry, the Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB) call for nominees may be a good place to start. (And, yes! You can nominate yourself.) The P+PB,...
Carrie, director of supply chain at Meyers, tells us how she diplomatically eschews the sports chit chat with male colleagues, her passion for print education, and why she's honored when female and younger peers come to her as a sounding board.
Tracy, senior manager of visual production at Macy's, shares her gratitude for working with strong women, the rewarding role of mentors, and her belief that inclusiveness comes from making sure everyone has a seat at the table and a voice in collaboration in a safe space.
Women have a higher level of education in the field of sustainability than do men, and 58% of sustainability executives in large companies are female. (Source: GetSmarter.com)
Congratulations are in order for Chuqi Su, a graduate student in Print and Graphic Media Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), for earning top honors in a student competition at the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) 2024 Conference held recently in Dallas. Chuqi was named winner of the prestigious Dusty Rhodes Graduate...
Earth Day is April 22nd and Women in Print Alliance is celebrating those in our community who work every day to make our industry and planet a better place. We recently caught up with two of these of those women, Milissa Bergman, procurement manager at Inovar Packaging Group in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Anna Stavrum,...
While Women in Print Alliance advocates for women working inside the printing industry, we also seek to expand an external network of women stakeholders positioned to champion print. Female lawmakers – whether at the municipal, state, or federal level – are a prime example of the type of stakeholders whose work can influence policies in...
