SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Women make up less than 30% of the manufacturing workforce, according to the National Association of Manufacturers. However, the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association hopes to inspire a new generation of women in the industry.
Central Illinois has become a hub for electric vehicle manufacturing and biotechnology. Local companies like TCCI are showing women are shaping a stronger, more dynamic manufacturing industry.
“We look to each other in this industry because we have to be advocates for change,” said Kara Demirjian-Huss, senior vice president of TCCI and president of DCC Marketing. “Electrification is new and there’s a lot of consumer anxiety and a lot of education that needs to happen.”
TCCI and DCC hosted the IMA’s third edition of the 2023 women makers series in TCCI’s future electric vehicle innovative hub Tuesday…