The Future of Women and Tech in the Automotive Industry

Technology Revolution: The Future of Now

Bonnie D Graham

News, Business News, Technology

4.9 • 112 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The buzz: Vrooomm. Today, women account for only 27% of the US auto manufacturing workforce as compared to about 47% of the overall labor force. This talent gap is counterproductive for companies looking to tap into the rising opportunities for innovation, transformation, and disruption by digital technologies such as AI, AR, and the IoT. (www2.deloitte.com) Bogi Lateiner, owner of 180 Degrees Automotive in Phoenix, wanted to be a mechanic. “I had to go to 20 shops before I got the first job to say yes to hiring me”. She started her shop in her driveway. (cronkitenews..azpbs.org) In 2000, Automotive News had a difficult time filling its first list of 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry. By 2015, it had hundreds of powerful female execs to choose from. (autonews.com) We’ll ask Julie Fream (OESA), Laurie Harbour (Harbour Results), Shannon Quinn (Bridgestone) and Jennifer A. Dukarski (Butzel Long) for their take on the future of women in the automotive industry.

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0:00.0	Where does yesterday's future, which is already here, ready here, really here, meet today's future, which is about to happen, and tomorrow's future, which could be just minutes away?
0:16.3	Welcome to Technology Revolution, the future of now.
0:30.4	Where host Bonnie D. Graham asks savvy futurists for their predictions about the tech-driven trends that are shaping our future right now.
0:34.4	Here's your host who will take us into the future of now.
0:35.8	Bonnie D. Graham.
0:38.2	Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome.
0:39.0	I love that info.
0:40.7	That's the voice of Ryan Treasure.
0:41.7	Some of you know him.
0:42.3	He is the VP.
0:45.0	I call him of everything at World Talk Radio, Voice America.
0:45.8	Thank you, Ryan.
0:47.2	Yes, the future of now.
0:51.7	We're here talking about tech, and I have a very special panel and a very special topic today.
0:52.1	So let me start out with the buzz. I always have a buzz
0:54.2	quote. I'm just going to say, rum. Okay, everybody let that sink in for a second. I have three
0:59.4	rum buzz quotes. Number one, listen up. Women account for only 27% of the U.S. auto manufacturing
1:07.0	workforce as compared to 47% of the overall labor force?
1:12.6	That's a serious talent gap.
1:14.6	Is it counterproductive?
1:15.6	Yes, it is.
1:16.6	That came from www.
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