by Natalie Williams, Ancora Training | Sponsored Content, on Sep 10, 2024 10:30:48 AM
Photo Credit: Ancora Education Summary: This article discusses the barriers women face in the skilled trades and how investing in career training for women can benefit employers. There’s little dispute …
Read Storyby Women In Trucking Staff, on Aug 26, 2024 6:34:10 PM
Dominicana Figueroa, the first female regional rental manager for Home Depot, says she learned how to empower herself and others by seeing the value in taking risks. It all started …
Read Storyby Women In Trucking Staff, on Mar 13, 2024 9:36:07 AM
Even if you prefer to keep your work and personal lives separate, it’s important to be your authentic self at work. While you may want to slightly adjust the way …
Read Storyby Women In Trucking Staff, on Dec 21, 2023 2:10:43 PM
Lina Acosta, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer for GLT Logistics Women have capabilities that can help trucking companies achieve great success, but they are still overlooked for leadership roles across …
Read Storyby Women In Trucking Staff, on Jul 27, 2023 10:48:02 AM
Today, women make up approximately half of the workforce and have proven they’re just as talented and capable as their male counterparts. However, while the percentages of women are increasing …
Read Storyby LaTres Jarrett | Sponsored Content, on Oct 12, 2022 2:43:43 PM
Like many of the women featured on this blog, my career did not begin in transportation. I trained as a chemical engineer before moving into the business world. Even then, …
Read Storyby Women In Trucking Staff, on May 17, 2022 3:12:29 PM
L to R: Finalist Eileen Dabrowski, finalist Amanda Schuier, WIT President and CEO Ellen Voie, and the 2021 Infuential Woman in Trucking, Lily Ley. The Women In Trucking Association recognized …
Read Storyby Women In Trucking Staff, on May 11, 2022 7:13:35 AM
Lisa Orrell, keynote speaker at the Women In Trucking 2021 Accelerate! Conference in Dallas, TX. It’s what people think when they hear your name. It’s what your work colleagues ultimately …
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Mar 21, 2022 9:02:27 PM
Has anyone ever told you that in order to succeed you need to lower your voice tone, speak up more often and brag about your accomplishments? If you are a …
Read Storyby Women In Trucking Staff, on Jan 25, 2022 4:11:14 PM
A recent study from Northwestern University of 37,000 scientists and their mentees found “mentorship is indeed beneficial, especially when mentors pass down unwritten, intuitive forms of knowledge. Amanda McLaurin says …
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