We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.
  • ::COVID-19 COVERAGE::
  • INDUSTRY PRESS ROOM
  • SUBMISSIONS
  • MEDIA FILE
  • Create Account
  • Sign In
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Free Newsletters
  • MAGAZINE
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Digital Edition
    • Subscribe
    • Newsletters
  • STRATEGY
  • GLOBAL
  • LOGISTICS
  • MANUFACTURING
  • PROCUREMENT
  • VIDEO
    • News & Exclusives
    • Viewer Contributed
    • Upload your video
  • PODCAST ETC
    • Podcast
    • White Papers
    • Webcasts
    • Events
    • Blogs
      • Reflections
      • SCQ Forum
    • Mobile Apps
  • MAGAZINE
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Digital Edition
    • Subscribe
    • Newsletters
  • STRATEGY
  • GLOBAL
  • LOGISTICS
  • MANUFACTURING
  • PROCUREMENT
  • VIDEO
    • News & Exclusives
    • Viewer Contributed
    • Upload your video
  • PODCAST ETC
    • Podcast
    • White Papers
    • Webcasts
    • Events
    • Blogs
      • Reflections
      • SCQ Forum
    • Mobile Apps
Home » Supply chain employment of women sees slow, steady rise
Forward Thinking

Supply chain employment of women sees slow, steady rise

April 24, 2019
Supply Chain Quarterly Staff
No Comments

Dascher truck in front of containersStudies show that women account for just over one-third of the jobs in most supply chain and logistics organizations, but logistics service provider Dachser USA says it employs a far larger portion than most.

The U.S. arm of Germany-based Dachser said today that 56 percent of its workforce is female, topping a 2018 Gartner study that found the industry average was between 37 and 38 percent.

Gartner's third annual "Women in Supply Chain Survey," conducted in partnership with industry group Awesome, found that the representation of women in the senior-most ranks — CSCO, SVP, EVP, or CPO reporting to the CEO — is strong and sustained relative to other functions, but remains low and flat at all other levels of leadership.

However, Gartner also found that more respondents reported supply-chain-led formal goals and initiatives to improve gender diversity in 2018 than in 2017. One of the most important things companies can do to impact recruitment and retention, as well as advancement of women to senior levels, is to increase the visibility of successful women leaders as role models, Gartner and Awesome concluded.

Dachser USA noted that its achivement is outpacing industry standards, which show an increase of less than 4 percent from 2006 to 2016 in the number of women employed in supply chain and logistics. Despite that slow progress, long term trends appear to be catching up, driven by statistics such as the rising number of women enrolled in supply chain and logistics courses, and by the shifting perception of the industry away from images of managing heavy lift equipment and toward managing processes and technology, Dachser said.

"Creating a company culture that recognizes talent and identifies the right person for the job—regardless of age or gender—is central to our core values to develop the best possible team," Vincent Touya, managing director of Dachser USA, said in a release. "The female professionals at Dachser USA, which make up more than half of our workforce, bring the right mix of knowledge of the industry, passion for their career and a collaborative attitude."

Strategy
  • Related Articles

    Share of women in supply chain workforce hits 41%, survey shows

    Research finds more women in supply chain leadership roles

    Transport, warehousing employment gains in the U.S. fueled by warehousing, truck, couriers

Recent Articles by Supply Chain Quarterly Staff

BrightDrop delivers 150 electric parcel vans to FedEx network

Survey: 90% of procurement leaders will tweak operating models to cope with economic outlook

J.B. Hunt trials self-driving trucks in Texas pilot

You must login or register in order to post a comment.

Report Abusive Comment

Most Popular Articles

  • How to resolve your inventory dilemma

  • Container prices continue to drop

  • Regionalized supply chains: the key to resilience

  • Warehouse vacancy rates sink to 27-year low

  • Empty shipping containers stack up at U.S. port depots

Featured Video

Cccb7d13 710a 4473 8132 da8b6cc286f1

The Sportsman's Guide Case study: Increasing Accuracy & Productivity

Viewer Contributed
Thanks to the Lucas Warehouse Optimization Suite, The Sportsman's Guide has increased productivity, reduced training time, and experienced a boost in accuracy for both full-time staff and seasonal employees. Want to learn how Lucas can help your DC be more efficient, accurate, and safe while reducing labor costs?...

FEATURED WHITE PAPERS

  • Case Study: Peak Teams helps boost headcount quickly on a short-term project

  • Breaking Bad: Conducting Full Truckload RFPs in the Age of Digital Freight Procurement

  • Omnitracs One – Last Mile Solutions

  • The enterprise shipper's guide to building a smarter truckload RFP

View More

Subscribe to Supply Chain Quarterly

Get Your Subscription
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • E-NEWSLETTERS
  • ADVERTISING
  • CUSTOMER CARE
  • CONTACT
  • ABOUT
  • STAFF
  • PRIVACY POLICY

Copyright ©2022. All Rights ReservedDesign, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing