Crowley honored with Corporate Diversity Award from Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association USA

Crowley has been honored for its contributions to diversity and inclusion in the workplace with the Corporate Diversity Award by the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) USA. Recognized for its efforts to enhance its corporate culture and empower its people through diversity and inclusion programs, Crowley supports its more than 7,000 employees through resources such as employee-led business resource groups,...

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Percentage of female HR professionals in transportation remains high

According to new data from the 2023 WIT Index, which recently was released by the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), an average 74.6% of human resources (HR) and talent management roles in transportation companies are held by women. The WIT Index is an industry barometer to benchmark and measure each year the percentage of women who make up critical roles in commercial freight transportation. In addition, the 2023 WIT Index finds...

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Women In Trucking Association names 2023 Top Woman-Owned Businesses in Transportation

Redefining the Road magazine, the official magazine of the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), just announced the recipients of the 2023 “Top Woman-Owned Businesses in Transportation.” There are many reasons to recognize female entrepreneurs, which is the reason Redefining the Road magazine launched the “Top Woman-Owned Businesses in Transportation” recognition program in 2017, said Brian Everett, group publisher and editorial...

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Women In Trucking measures Gender Diversity in leadership roles

New data from the 2023 WIT Index recently released by the Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has provided a new measurement of percentages of women in corporate leadership within the commercial freight transportation industry. The WIT Index is the industry barometer that benchmarks and measures each year the percentage of women who make up various critical roles in transportation. Included are percentages of women who are in...

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Women comprise 12.1 percent of Commercial Driver Workforce

According to new data from the WIT Index, which was just released by the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), an average 12.1% of overall professional drivers who hold commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) and drive heavy-duty trucks are female. Women generally possess strong multi-tasking and organizations skills, and typically are safe drivers. For these reasons along with the need for more professional truck drivers, there has been a...

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Women In Trucking Association releases 2023 WIT Index Data

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) is announcing the release of the findings of its 2023 WIT Index, which is the industry’s barometer to benchmark and measure each year the percentage of women who make up critical roles in transportation. These roles include corporate management (C-Suite), boards of directors, management and supervisory roles, as well as functional roles such as operations, technicians, HR/talent management,...

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ARA’s Women in Rental and Young Professional Network conferences set for October in Florida

The American Rental Association (ARA) has announced that the 2023 Women in Rental and Young Professional Network (YPN) conferences will be hosted in Clearwater Beach, Florida, in October. The conferences will be held back-to-back at the brand-new JW Marriott Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa. The Women in Rental conference will take place Monday, October 23 through Tuesday, October 24. The Young Professional Network conference will be...

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