New Resource Helps Women Succeed In Manufacturing
To help women identify opportunities, recognize obsta- cles, and navigate a career in manufacturing, the Packag- ing & Processing Women’s Leadership Network (PPWLN), and OpX Leadership Network, teamed up to deliver the new digital work product: Connect, Share, Inspire: Voices of Women in Packaging and Processing. The annual Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) 2022 Salary Survey results, a portion of which is included in the new work product, reveal a continued gender wage gap, pointing out the need to help women succeed in manufacturing careers. The Voices of Women in Packag- ing and Processing, produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, highlights five core skills needed for success: business acumen,
negotiation, communication, emotional intelligence, and networking. Also included are insights from subject-mat- ter experts and perspectives from five influential women leaders in the industry. “There is so much opportunity for women in the man-
ufacturing and packaging space, yet so many obstacles still to overcome,” says Stephanie Neil, editor-in-chief of OEM mag- azine. “Whether it’s fighting for pay parity or a promotion, it’s important for women to leverage some basic skillsets that will help them maneuver this male-dominated indus- try. The collaboration between PPWLN and the OpX Leadership Network is a first step in a larger effort underway to attract more women to this field while giving them the tools to succeed.” “As a manufacturing professional with 20 plus years of experience, I’ve sometimes felt that I didn’t have control over my career path,” says Lisa Rathburn, Vice President of Engineering for T. Marzetti, who is also an executive council member of both the OpX Leadership Network and PPWLN. “I wanted to contribute to this project because I un- derstand how difficult the road can be. Hav- ing information and a network of like-mind- ed people can make a big difference in an individual’s overall experience.” The collaborative work of PPWLN, which serves to recruit, retain, and advance wom- en’s careers in packaging and processing, and the OpX Leadership Network, com- bines cross-functional knowledge and in- formation with a single goal in mind – to show how instrumental people are to the manufacturing and packaging process, and how meaningful this journey is for the wom- en who are here today—and who have yet to come aboard. The Connect, Share, Inspire: Voices of Women in Packaging and Processing work product, are available for free download at: https://www.opxleadershipnetwork.org .
32 November 14, 2022
www.boardconvertingnews.com
Made with FlippingBook Ebook Creator