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Blog & NewsSeptember Newsletter
WOTM is now on YouTube! Check out our channel to view the WOTM video cast episodes!September 29th | Virtual Panel Discussion 8:30AM LIVE from the MakingChips Studio! Education Committee Chair, Meaghan Ziemba, will interview four women in manufacturing and dive into...
How to Maintain a Profitable Manufacturing Future During a Pandemic
On this videocast, Women of Today’s Manufacturing (WOTM) president, Jaclyn Kolodziej, speaks with Dean Harms, Regional Director of IMEC for the Rockford region. IMEC is a privately and publicly-funded organization connected to the U.S. Department of Commerce. As a...
Career Pathways for Women in Aviation
According to Rock Valley College (RVC), there will be 584,000 new aviation maintenance technicians needed to maintain the world fleet over the next 20 years. Women of Today’s Manufacturing (WOTM) president, Jaclyn Kolodziej, sits down with mother-daughter duo,...
Tips for Women Seeking Jobs in the Manufacturing Industry During COVID
The COVID-19 outbreak has definitely changed our “normal” in terms of travel, work, and socializing. It has forced some manufacturers in various industries to lay-off workers with no guarantee of when they can return, while others are allowing some of their employees...
August Newsletter
2020 Annual Golf Outing Recap August 4th was a day of amazing weather, golf, and fundraising! We raised over $7,000 for WOTM’s scholarship programs, which include: The WOTM Scholarship at the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL) – Provides four...
June Newsletter
During the past couple months we had to switch gears to carry out the mission of WOTM. Luckily, modern technology is our friend and we adapt. It is difficult to determine at this moment whether we will go back to our monthly facility tours BUT we are able to offer...