Manufacturing is a booming industry, but it has yet to capitalize on much of its available talent pool. Like many industrial sectors, manufacturing faces a considerable and long-standing gender gap.
Workforces that lack gender diversity will struggle to reach their full potential. Manufacturing must address this issue if it hopes to sustain growth far into the future.
The Scope of the Manufacturing Gender Gap
A 2021 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) highlights how substantial manufacturing’s gender gap truly is. Women hold 47% of all jobs in the U.S., but they account for just 29.4% of manufacturing positions.
