Women logistics execs: many are managers
A survey of women members of the Council of Logistics Management finds about half are managers, with another third reaching higher levels on corporate rungs.
By Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 2/1/1999
For the second year, Council of Logistics Management (CLM) has surveyed its women members for insights into the demographics of females in the profession. Many women hold managerial titles. Or, they serve in higher roles (chart). But only 3.6% of the women surveyed have fully crashed through the "glass ceiling," reaching the top of their firms."Previously it was thought that if women wanted a career in the business world, they couldn't have a family," says Nikki M. Gilmore, research associate at Ohio State University, "That doesn't seem to be the case here." Most of the women, the survey finds, are married (62% of respondents) and have children.
Over half of the women surveyed, or 54.7%, have worked in logistics for ten or fewer years, with 29.7% employed five or fewer years.
The female executives are generally positive about logistics as a career. They'd recommend (84.3%) the field to high school students; they feel opportunities are better (93.5%) today than ever before.
For more information, contact Martha C. Cooper, professor of logistics at Ohio State University, 614-292-5761.
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