Women in manufacturing: A common-sense way of closing the skills gap

Posted on 24 May 2018 by The Manufacturer

Addressing the distinct lack of women in manufacturing is not only the right thing to do, it is a common-sense way of closing the skills gap. Companies that fail to take advantage of all available talent are damaging themselves.

And yet, despite some well-publicised success stories, mainly about young women engineers doing well in larger companies, manufacturing is undeniably male-dominated. Sarrawat Rehman has first-hand knowledge of the obstacles that discourage women from entering a career in engineering, and hold them back once they get there. What could – and more…

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