Linda Anlauf interviews MHEDA CEO Liz Richards and Mathand President and MHEDA Board of Directors member Connie Costner about MHEDA’s new Women in Industry initiative. As the number of women entering the primarily male material handling industry grows, it offers exciting new opportunities for women to learn, network and offer their unique skillsets as leaders in the industry.

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At MHEDA’s leadership conferences, Liz, Connie and others have noticed a steady increase in the number of women attendees; an exciting trend in a traditionally male industry.  So, at last year’s MHEDA Convention, there was a “Women in Industry” breakfast held to see how much support the initiative would attract. To everyone’s delight, there was an overwhelmingly positive response and widespread support for the idea. The breakfast spurred plans for a number of new activities within the initiative, including an upcoming women’s leadership workshop, titled “Women Mean Business,” and the possibility of a Women in Industry conference in 2017.

mheda women in industry

The Material Handling industry has been largely male throughout much of its history. The recent growth of women both in the industry at large and in leadership positions presents a positive trend, and organizations such as MHEDA, by creating Women in Industry, are working to help women in material handling learn from and network with one another to further improve their opportunities in the material handling world.

These and other plans are coming down the pipeline as part of MHEDA’s exciting new Women in Industry initiative. Be sure to stay up to date with MHEDA and the Women in Industry initiative to learn more about the cause and to take advantage of opportunities for learning, networking and professional growth.