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WOMen in manufacturing ( wim )
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In 2010 an executive networking group for women in metal forming was established . They called themselves Women in Metalforming and they were powered by Precision Metalforming Association ( PMA ). When looking for additional resources , they discovered there were no national resources for women in manufacturing . So , to meet this important need , “ Women in Metalforming ” was transformed into “ Women in Manufacturing ” ( WiM ).
Allison Grealis President and Founder Women in Manufacturing
Allison Grealis is the woman with the vision . She ’ s also founder , and president of the Women in Manufacturing ® Association and the president of the WiM Education Foundation , which provides effective , affordable educational opportunities for women in manufacturing .
In 2015 WiM received its 501 ( c )( 6 ) designation and in 2016 received its 501 ( c )( 3 ) nonprofit designation , creating the Women in Manufacturing Education Foundation ( WiMEF ).
The Women in Manufacturing Association works to empower women workers and strengthen the manufacturing sector . As a nonprofit trade association , WiM is dedicated to supporting , promoting , and inspiring women who have chosen careers in the manufacturing industry . Over the course of the last decade , WiM has grown to be the only national and global trade association dedicated to providing year-round support to career women .
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Diane Gibson WiM -women in manufacturing Washington Chapter
509-710-4398
diane @ dmgconsultancy . com womeninmanufacturing . org
· Membership has surpassed 20,000
· More than 3,000 individual manufacturing companies are associated with WiM
· 48 U . S . states and 47 countries are represented
· 32 chapters , with 200-plus volunteer chapter leaders , create events and powerful programs
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