WRITTEN BY : HELEN ADAMS

There used to be a time when it was considered standard for the global manufacturing workforce to be filled entirely with local men , working with a cigarette between their teeth . Nowadays , the manufacturing industry offers a career to every kind of person ( and AI program ), to anyone and everyone who ’ s interested in technology – especially if they can solve problems and pay close attention to detail .

Yet statistics show that women are still a minority in manufacturing and BAME representation on Boards within the industry is intolerably low , at just 5 %.

82 August 2022