Women in Manufacturing
According to the National Association of Manufacturers, about a third of all manufacturing workers today are women. Manufacturing jobs today are far from the labor-intense jobs they were in previous years. Today, the manufacturing field is a high-tech one that requires a lot of attention to detail. Women are detailed-oriented, that's why they are a perfect fit for the recently transformed manufacturing field.
Read CNNMoney's article "Manufacturing: Not just a man's job" to learn more about the women working in the manufacturing field. Find out who they are, what they do and how they are paving the way for future generations of women in this field.
Dan Miklovic is a 40+ year veteran of manufacturing. He has worked for end-user companies in discrete and process manufacturing, consulting companies, software vendors and as an analyst. After retiring from Gartner at the end of 2010, where he founded and led the Manufacturing Industry Advisory Services practice, he formed his own advisory practice, Lean Manufacturing Research. With degrees in Nuclear Technology, Electrical Engineering and Management Science and certifications in Manufacturing Engineering and Lean, he is a recognized thought leader on the topic of manufacturing productivity. From MAP in the 1980's to Enterprise Architecture this decade, he has written about how to leverage information technology to empower staff at manufacturing facilities. The author of over 50 books, articles and technical papers he appeared on national TV as a cohost of World Business Review, has been a faculty member of Central Washington University, and a leader of in several technical societies. 
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