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Career Development

Professional development is a critical growth component at any stage of your career. Whether it’s honing existing skills, exploring new talents, or learning how to best channel your experiences to achieve new professional roles and responsibilities, we provide tools, actionable advice, and networking to help you advance your career in the printing industry.

Are You Starting the New Year "Open to Work"?

We’re conditioned to return to work the day after New Year’s Day bright-eyed and bushy-tailed with the excitement of opening that fresh, thick planner and filling it up with ambitious professional goals and personal improvement resolutions. But what if January 2, 2025 hit a little different this year? What if you started it with posting...

No, You Don't Have to Be an Industry Public Policy Expert, But...

Want to put another arrow in your professional quiver? Then check out the Special Post-Election Discussion on-demand webinar recently hosted by Women in Print Alliance. Being conversant and educated on trending public policy topics impacting your company, customers, and industry can help women advances their careers. No one is suggesting you need to become a...

The 5 Types of Imposter Syndrome: Does One Describe You?

You’ve likely heard of Imposter Syndrome, but did you know there are five distinct “Imposter Types?” Originally thought to be a phenomenon impacting only high-achieve women, research now shows that 70% of people – regardless of gender – experience Imposter Syndrome at some point in time, which at its root is a gap between competence...

NextGen Women in Print Explore Career Options at Expo

Women in Print Alliance director Lisbeth Lyons Black met with over two dozen print and graphic communications students representing college and university print and graphics communications programs during the official PRINTING United Expo Student Day, rallying the group in advance of a career tour of the trade show floor. Lyons Black urged the female students...

"Ben" There; Done That: What I Would Tell My 30-Year Old Self

We had the good fortune to catch up recently with women industry leaders who are part of the Ben Franklin Honor Society (BFHS), whose membership includes “individuals who have made significant contributions over an extended number of years to the advancement and betterment of the printing and graphic communications industry through meritorious service.” Two well-known...

Back to School: How to Rock Notetaking as a Working Adult

It’s back to school time! And while you are no longer taking notes in history class or using flashcards to prep before a Spanish vocabulary quiz, there’s still a role for putting pen to paper in your professional life – and it might just deepen your knowledge and increase your productivity. In a groundbreaking 2024...

Building Up Your INNER Confidence to Defeat Imposter Syndrome

If you’ve ever second guessed your skills or wondered if you are truly competent at your job, you may be struggling with impostor syndrome. It’s the chronic self-doubt and inability to internalize your success in spite of massive evidence of it. It’s related to self-confidence but in an oblique way. In Jay Shetty’s Feb. 16,...

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Book Chat - "Something Major" with Author Randi Braun (Members Only)

Registration is OPEN. Members may register by clicking the ATTEND button below. (Not a member of Women in Print Alliance, but still want to participate in our exclusive Book Chat? Apply to become a member today!) Register to participate in the first ever Women in Print Alliance Book Chat on June 26, 2025! This virtual event...

Women in Print Alliances Announces NEW Membership Program

Women in Print Alliance is excited to announce the launch of a new membership program designed to provide enhanced benefits and deeper networking connections for women at all stages of their print career journeys – and in all functions and segments of the printing industry. Empowering Women with Elevated Membership Options Recognizing the diverse needs...

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