10 women in medtech manufacturing you should know

Women account for nearly one-third of employees in the manufacturing industry, where men have historically held the majority of jobs, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The situation includes manufacturers and other outsourcers serving the medical device space.
The lack of diversity is even more apparent farther up the corporate leadership ladder. According to a report from the Centers for American Progress, women hold 52% of professional jobs in the U.S., but only 14.6% of CEOs are women.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission also reports that only a fifth of executives, senior officers and managers in the U.S. high-tech industries are women.
To close out Women’s History Month this year, here are 10 women in manufacturing you should know.
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Source: Mass Device - March 27, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Contract Manufacturing 3m criterion Eastman Chemical eldonjames integer promenadesoftware protolabs surfacesolutionlabs Women in Medtech Source Type: news