Women In Trucking’s Ellen Voie Paves the Way for Women Drivers and Managers

by Fronetics | Mar 21, 2017 | Blog, Diversity, Leadership, Supply Chain, Talent, Transportation & Trucking

The founder and president of Women In Trucking discusses bringing gender diversity to transportation. Ellen Voie is successfully breaking down barriers and changing the perception of the trucking industry. As founder and president of Women In Trucking (WIT), Voie and...

Gender Diversity Is Not a Women’s Issue

by Fronetics | Mar 8, 2017 | Blog, Diversity, Leadership, Strategy, Talent

Gender diversity is generally viewed as a women’s issue. It is not. Research conducted by McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org finds that despite corporate America’s stated commitment to gender diversity, outcomes are not changing. Moreover, the research finds...

Women Leaders Who Make the Supply Chain Flow

by Fronetics | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog, Diversity, Leadership, Logistics, Supply Chain

Fronetics spoke with 6 women leaders in the supply chain and logistics industries about their professional experiences and thoughts on the gender gap. March is Women’s History Month, a time when we at Fronetics like to focus our attention on inspiring female leaders...

Top Women and Supply Chain Posts of 2016

by Fronetics | Dec 21, 2016 | Blog, Diversity, Leadership, Logistics, Manufacturing & Distribution, Strategy, Supply Chain, Talent

Women hold just 15% of all executive officer positions within Fortune 500 companies, yet research consistently shows that when women are in positions of leadership, companies perform better. In the supply chain industry, just 5% of top-level supply chain positions...

Morai Logistics’ President Kelli Saunders on Millennials, Women, and Mentoring

by Fronetics | Jul 28, 2016 | Blog, Diversity, Leadership, Logistics, Strategy, Supply Chain

In an interview with Kate Lee, Saunders discusses her career in the logistics industry and key issues within the supply chain. The percentage of female CEOs in the Fortune 500 declined from 4.8% in 2015 to 4.2% in 2016. Canada, too, has realized a decline: 8% of the...

Workplace diversity impacts the bottom line [Infographic]

by Fronetics | Aug 3, 2015 | Blog, Diversity, Leadership, Strategy

“A diverse organization will out-think and out-perform a homogeneous organization every single time”. A. Lafley, CEO – Procter & Gamble Recent research conducted by McKinsey & Company found that when it comes to the bottom line, diversity matters....