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Inclusion & Diversity

Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) is more than just a buzz phrase. It’s increasingly a core value and business fundamental for many companies in the printing industry. Focusing on gender as a key element of I&D programming, we provide up-to-date content on trends, research, and best practices aimed at cultivating an industry in which women can thrive and shine.

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...

Podcast Episode: Co-Ed Insights on Women in Print Alliance

What can a pair of self-professed “regular guys” learn from the Director of Women in Print Alliance? Quite a bit, it turns out! Thank you to Aaron Montgomery and Terry Combs, host of the popular weekly industry podcast series 2 Regular Guys, for taking the time to discuss a wide-ranging list of topics related to...

Action Item! Take the 2024 Wages, Salaries, and Benefits Survey Today

Have you completed the 2024 printing industry Wages, Salaries and Benefits Survey? If not, your action is needed to voice the current status of how these metrics apply to women in the printing industry. Survey responses help shed light on the state of women in the print workforce, while also spurring dialogue on how to...

The Flavor of Allyship: Gold Medal Lessons from Paris

I was asked about the concept of “allyship” – the act of supporting a minority or marginalized group without sharing the demographic trait that defines it – during a recent podcast interview. I answered with a name: “William Jonathon Drayton, Jr.” A scion of the printing industry? A contemporary of Gutenberg or Ben Franklin? Um,...

Tips for Creating Inclusive Employee Spaces

There’s no doubt that inclusion is a powerful force in the workplace. Employees who feel safe and respected to bring their “whole selves” to work on a daily basis report they are 42% less likely to plan on ditching their current jobs for another position within a year, according to Forbes. And research correlates an...

How to Build Allyship at Work With One Simple Question

As someone who has spent her entire life explaining, “It’s like Elizabeth without an ‘E.’ Or a ‘z.’ Or an ‘a.’,” I was immediately drawn to Cara Hutto’s recent article on name pronunciation in the workplace, in which she discusses failing to address someone properly by name is a “major issue to address” in terms...

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