PDP Solutions Proud that Minnesota Helps Women in STEM Careers

May 6, 2015 - PRLog -- Call it the "steel ceiling" – and the next challenge for women’s employment opportunities in the 21st Century. A  U.S. Department of Commerce study shows only one in seven engineers are women, and women account for as little as 27 percent of all computer science workers. While advances for women have been made in fields such as healthcare and law, sexism or at best gender preference, still exists in technical fields.

A Minnesota Breakthrough has happened since one of the longest-running technical colleges in the country, Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis, MN, has put in place a series of initiatives to encourage interest in technical subjects for women of all ages and backgrounds, such as helping younger age girls understand STEM career possibilities and establishing a program designed specifically to help women from disadvantaged backgrounds enter a STEM profession. A grant from Kellogg Foundation has enabled the hiring of a Coordinator of Women’s Enrollment to focus specifically on STEM opportunities for women and an emphasis on role model hiring for departmental deans: recruiting women experienced in technical fields into departmental leadership positions, including Bridget Reynolds, Academic Dean of Construction Sciences & Building Technology.  Other initiatives include involvement in regional and national robotics and other technical contests and competitions for pre-college aged students.

PDP Solutions’ President Louise Dickmeyer, is proud that Minnesota is creating breakthroughs for the next generation of women in manufacturing.  The company supports manufacturers who outsource communication so they can stay focused on attracting the best employees.

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Manufacturers’ Pain Points, a weekly e-newsletter, sponsored by PDP (People Driven Performance) Solutions brings important and interesting information to those in the manufacturing arena and employee relations.  From best practices to industry data, this weekly communique reports trend data, process improvement, and Pain Points as it relates to the manufacturing sector.

About People Driven Performance

People Driven Performance (www.pdpsolutions.com) impacts improved internal communications, via interactive design, delivers an employee-centric engagement system driving improved employee retention, best-practice lean productivity, and increased bottom-line profitability.

Unlike desktop solutions promising better engagement, the PDP solution is uniquely suited to on-the-move plant floor production employees ensuring a simple and straightforward way to access key company metrics and other information.  The result is full participation and understanding of the functions, status, and standing of the company.  Employee communication ensures a personal responsibility for well-being of management and colleagues with whom they work each day.  Follow PDP Solutions on Twitter @ownyourculture.

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Louise Dickmeyer

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