Manufacturing has a critical shortage of skilled workers — more than 2 million are needed now, and the problem is getting worse. But very few women are rushing to fill the gap.
Just 29% of manufacturing’s labor force is female, including only 7% in middle-skilled jobs.
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That’s not because women don’t want to work in manufacturing — among those who do, more than 70% say they’d stay in manufacturing if they were to start their career today, according to a Manufacturing Institute study, and 42% would encourage their daughter or a female family member to work in the industry.
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