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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.

Women on Boards: Paper & Packaging Board

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...

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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.

Workplace Violence: Beyond the Active Shooter Scenario

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...

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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)  

Untapped Diversity: Women in Print & The Military Spouse

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...

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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...

Women in the Workplace 2022

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...

Podcast: "The Great Breakup," "The Broken Rung," and Seismic Shifts Impacting Women in the Workplace

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...

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