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The Logistics Matters podcast: Ellen Voie of Women in Trucking discusses the roles of women in the trucking industry | Season 2 Episode 37

Voie discusses how her organization works to attract women into the trucking industry. She shares what barriers remain and how the industry can help to overcome them. Also: Tight freight capacity will be with us for some time; more opportunities for women in supply chain positions.

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By DC Velocity StaffSep 24, 2021
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About this week's guest
Ellen Voie

Ellen Voie is CEO and president of the nonprofit Women in Trucking Association. She is an internationally recognized speaker and authority on gender diversity and inclusion for women working in nontraditional careers in transportation. She has been invited to speak to audiences in Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Viet Nam, France, Mexico, and Canada in addition to being a popular speaker at conferences throughout the United States.

Voie founded Women In Trucking in March 2007 to promote the employment of women in the trucking industry, to remove obstacles that might keep them from succeeding, and to celebrate the successes of its members.


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