women in manufacturing is a not-for-profit organisation set up by british glass and the worshipful...
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Women in Manufacturing is a not-for-profit organisation set up by British Glass and The Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers of London to support, attract and retain women in the UK manufacturing sector.
Aims:1) To encourage and promote the fantastic career
opportunities within UK manufacturing
2) To change young women's perceptions of manufacturing
3) To highlight to industry the benefits of striving towards a gender balanced workforce
4) To lobby government and policy makers at a national and local level to address the gender imbalance in the sector
WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING
• Manufacturing sector needs 1,000,000 more workers by 2020
• Women bring a wider mix of skills and experience to a workforce leading to increased productivity and innovation
• 16 is the critical age at which women are lost to potential careers in engineering
• It is the role of parents, teachers, careers guidance & industry to challenge young women and their perceptions
• We must increase young women's knowledge of available careers and give them the confidence to pursue them
AMBASSADOR SCHEME
CONTACT
E-mail: [email protected]
Twitter: @promoting_wim
Tel: +44(0)114 2901850
Web: www.womeninmanufacturing.co.uk