{"id":9158,"date":"2021-05-11T01:48:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T01:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=9158"},"modified":"2021-05-10T14:51:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T14:51:12","slug":"wim-launches-moms-in-mfg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wim-launches-moms-in-mfg\/","title":{"rendered":"WiM Launches Moms in MFG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.womeninmanufacturing.org\">The Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM)<\/a> has launched \u201cMoms in MFG,\u201d a new event and year-round community for women who serve dual roles\u2014manufacturing industry professional and mom.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first Moms in MFG event will take place virtually on August 12, 2021. Registration is open now on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.womeninmanufacturing.org\">WiM<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womeninmanufacturing.org\">website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This event is part of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womeninmanufacturing.org\">WiM<\/a>\u2019s commitment to supporting, promoting and inspiring women in manufacturing. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womeninmanufacturing.org\">WiM<\/a> offers more than 20 nationally produced events annually for its more than 6,700 members and other manufacturing professionals across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to the most recent data released by\u00a0Lean In, one in four women are considering exiting the workforce \u2013 many of whom are mothers struggling with work-life balance and other challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d said <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womeninmanufacturing.org\">WiM<\/a> President Allison Grealis. \u201cAs an organization focused on supporting women in the manufacturing industry, we find this statistic particularly concerning as we know many of our members are not only working professionals but also moms. Our goal for the first-ever Moms in MFG event is to continue to expand <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womeninmanufacturing.org\">WiM<\/a>\u2019s offerings to include important learning opportunities as well as a network dedicated to supporting, promoting and inspiring working moms in manufacturing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Moms in MFG, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.womeninmanufacturing.org\">WiM<\/a> website\u00a0or contact Lisa Tarcy at\u00a0ltarcy@womeninmfg.org.\u00a0Sponsorship opportunities\u00a0are also available for interested companies.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womeninmanufacturing.org\">Women in Manufacturing Association<\/a> is a more than 6,700-member-strong national association dedicated to supporting, promoting and inspiring women who have chosen a career in manufacturing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9159\" style=\"width: 1293px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9159\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Moms_in_MFG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1283\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Moms_in_MFG.png 1283w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Moms_in_MFG-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Moms_in_MFG-400x100.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Moms_in_MFG-440x110.png 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Moms_in_MFG-650x162.png 650w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Moms_in_MFG-980x244.png 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1283px) 100vw, 1283px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) has launched \u201cMoms in MFG,\u201d a new event and year-round community for women who serve dual roles.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The Women in Manufacturing Education Foundation (WiMEF), a 501(c)(3) organization, was created in 2016 by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womeninmanufacturing.org\">WiM<\/a> to design and develop training and educational programs and services to support the advancement and development of women at all levels of their manufacturing careers. For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.womeninmanufacturing.org\">www.womeninmanufacturing.org<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) has launched \u201cMoms in MFG,\u201d a new event and year-round community for women who serve dual roles\u2014manufacturing industry professional and mom. The first Moms in MFG event will take place virtually on August 12, 2021. Registration is open now on the\u00a0WiM website. 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