Retaining Women in Manufacturing with Shannon Bumgarner

About this episode

The episode discusses retention challenges for women in manufacturing and offers actionable strategies for HR managers.

Retention challenges in manufacturing and distribution go beyond the surface—especially for women. On this episode of Shift Talk, we sat down with Shannon Bumgarner, a 25+ year manufacturing veteran and host of the Empowering Women in Industry podcast, to discuss actionable strategies HR managers can implement to create inclusive workplaces, close skills gaps, and reduce turnover in their workforce. Many manufacturers and distributors are stuck in a revolving door of new hires, failing to mee...

People in this episode

Host: MyWorkChoice

Guest: Shannon Bumgarner

Topics covered

• women in manufacturing
• retention strategies
• inclusive workplaces
• HR management
• skills gap
• turnover reduction

Keywords

• manufacturing
• women
• retention
• HR strategies
• inclusive workplaces
• turnover
• skills gap

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Empowering Women in Industry, MyWorkChoice

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