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Ellen Voie, CAE, is an internationally recognized speaker and authority on gender diversity and inclusion for women working in non-traditional careers in transportation. She has been invited to speak to audiences throughout the United States as well as Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, France, Mexico, and Canada. As Founder of the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), which was founded in March of 2007, Voie served as President & CEO of the nonprofit organization from 2007 through March 2023. The Women In Trucking Association was formed to promote the employment of women in the trucking industry, to remove obstacles that might keep them from succeeding, and to celebrate the successes of its members.
Recent Posts by Ellen Voie:
by Ellen Voie, on Oct 29, 2018 1:40:00 PM
Every day the admins on the Women In Trucking Association Facebook group scan the posts for negativity, profanity and just plain nastiness. Every day someone is banned from the site …
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Aug 30, 2018 1:48:00 PM
Before satellite radio became a reality in 1990, professional drivers and anyone who traversed the country had to either listen to their cassettes (or eight tracks!) or they would be …
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Aug 2, 2018 2:09:00 PM
Ten years ago, when I would stand in front of trucking company executives to talk about Women In Trucking (WIT), their comments were typically dispassionate. “We don’t care if the …
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Jun 3, 2018 2:17:00 PM
Imagine you are a 24-year-old female who decides to become a professional driver. You attend a truck driving school during the day for three to six weeks. You proudly display …
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Feb 1, 2018 2:29:00 PM
Remember the book, “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” by Robert Fulghum? If you’ve never read it, let me give you a few of the author’s …
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Jan 4, 2018 2:37:00 PM
American Author and Management Expert Kenneth Blanchard once said, “The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority.” Too often we hear people complaining about their circumstances, but they don’t …
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Jun 27, 2017 2:54:00 PM
In October of 2014, eighty four young girls gathered at Olive Harvey School in Chicago, Illinois for the first Girl Scout Transportation event. These girls heard from a (female) Navistar …
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Nov 2, 2016 3:01:00 PM
What do the words connect, loyal, and feel have in common? How are they different than defend, lead, and persist? The first three words are identified as being “feminine-coded” when …
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Sep 7, 2016 6:11:00 PM
An excerpt from a 1943 transportation magazine has circulated throughout the industry. It has been verified as a true reprint by Snopes, which claims the author is L.H. Sanders, who …
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Jul 18, 2016 3:29:00 PM
The mission of Women In Trucking Association is to increase the percentage of women employed in the trucking industry. While we represent all careers in transportation, much of our work …
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