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.
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced appointments to the 2024 Paper and Packaging Board of Directors (P+PB), and two of the three new directors named are women leaders in the print and paper industry. An Boon, Vice President of Global Marketing at Graphic Packaging International, and Tonie Meyers, Senior Vice President...
November is National Entrepreneurship Month in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of State. Women’s Entrepreneurship Day is celebrated annually on November 19 to honor female entrepreneurs and discuss their contributions to the entrepreneurial community, according to National Today.
Awards season is upon us. In conjunction with PRINTING United Expo, the largest confab of the printing industry in the world, Big Picture and Screen Print magazines have announced their highest annual honors for women in wide-format and screen print sectors, and Women in Print Alliance is here to offer our heartiest congratulations. But before...
Violence in the workplace is a serious concern and even if it is infrequent, it can be traumatic both physically and psychologically. While there is a unpredictability to violent actions by employees and others who can enter the workplace, companies should create a plan to anticipate and prevent violence as much as possible. If a...
National Hispanic Heritage Month is traditionally celebrated September 15 – October 15 and is a time to reflect upon and honor the economic and cultural contributions of this community, past and present. It’s also a time to consider the state of Hispanic and Latina women in the workforce, and manufacturing, specifically. According to a Department...
Median weekly earnings for women in full-time and salaried roles have climbed 28 percent over the last five years to $1,001 in the second quarter of this year. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)
A key goal of Women in Print Alliance is to advocate for the recruitment of more women to the printing industry as a means to both increase gender diversity in the workplace and address the industry’s workforce shortage. But identifying female job candidates often requires looking at non-traditional or underrepresented populations. One such population catching...
Student debt burden in the US hits women graduates harder than it does their male counterparts. Women (47%) shoulder more student debt than do men (40%), based on those choosing to identify gender on survey data, and women pay down their debt at a rate slower (8%) than men (11%). (Source: Federal Reserve Bank of...
Widely regarded as the gold standard, annual baseline study of women in the corporate workplace, the 2022 special report focuses on the gender-based work experience against the backdrop of a “new normal” reset brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the lessons and experiences are also relevant to small and medium-sized businesses. A table of...
Every year I look forward to reading the McKinsey/Lean In.org “Women in the Workplace” study; it’s become the gold standard, annual baseline report on trends driving the current state of our nation’s work/life culture. Therefore, I was honored to join Marianne Cooper, senior research scholar at VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab at Stanford University and...
