How to be a trailblazer of diverse leadership.
The Fortaco team would like to send our warmest thanks to everyone who joined our webinar – Breaking Barriers, Women in Heavy Industry, sharing the inspiring and supportive space with us.
The event brought together representatives across different industries.
Special thanks go to our great panelists who shared tons of valuable and encouraging experience and knowledge from their successful and lengthy careers. ✨
According to the participants, authenticity and motivation in the webinar atmosphere were appreciated, reminding us that openness about shared challenges is valued and needed. In addition, how to overcome those challenges and turn them into future strengths.
The general view is showing a gender gap in leadership positions in heavy industry and unfortunately this is true.
According to UNIDO, only 25% of the global manufacturing workforce are women – when we look into heavy industry sectors, the percentage is even lower. If looking at leadership roles, only 8% of them are held by women.
This is a shame, not only due to diversity but also regarding engagement and collaboration, as the teams led by women seem to gain up to 20% higher performance in those.
What are the barriers holding women from advancing in their careers within the industry?
Two of the biggest ones are bias and stereotypes.
The great news is that things are changing, and gender does not hold the same value as it used to when choosing people for leadership roles. We all are respected more for our actual skills, knowledge and performance.
In Fortaco, we are on a path of making heavy industry a more diverse field to work in and normalizing female leadership. We will continue to connect people around the industry and hold the space for them to share their journeys and practices.
One of the most asked topics in the webinar was mentoring in a career path; how experienced female leaders support younger leaders in their development path. This and many other topics you can listen to in our future webinars.
