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Guest urges Mansfield EDC to boost female leadership in STEM hiring and training
Summary
Michelle Gooch told the Mansfield EDC the city should partner to elevate women into leadership in STEM firms, citing workforce benefits, faster decision-making and improved innovation; staff said the strategic-plan update could incorporate the ideas.
Michelle Gooch addressed the Mansfield Economic Development Corporation on March 4 and urged the board to help raise female leadership in STEM companies the city seeks to attract.
Gooch described her leadership background and said Mansfield has succeeded in attracting girls to STEM but that many local STEM firms lack pathways to elevate women into leadership roles. “The statistics say that if we have female…
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