Sandvik Coromant Regional Sales Manager Mills-Hendrix to Speak at Women in Manufacturing SUMMIT
Addressing ways women professionals can overcome obstacles in male-dominated industries, Aisha Mills-Hendrix, regional sales manager, Sandvik Coromant, will present at the Women in Manufacturing (WiM) SUMMIT 2023. The event, set to take place in San Diego, Sept. 25-27, will bring more than 1,000 attendees from various industries across the country. Aisha will deliver her presentation, “Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Advancement, Self-Advocacy, and Resilience” on Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 1 to 1:45 p.m.
Women face a “glass ceiling” in the workplace due to several factors, such as the exclusionism in male-dominated industries, the commitment associated with raising children, wage gaps and a lack of female senior-level role models. Aisha will discuss these obstacles, drawing from personal experience in her own journey through the glass ceiling. She’ll also explore the “glass cliff” phenomenon, a term that refers to the challenges women face after breaking through the glass ceiling and the tendency of companies to promote women to senior roles during times of crisis when probability of failure is highest. As a woman in the manufacturing industry, Aisha will discuss how women can strive to overcome these challenges while also offering best practices and strategies to support the advancement of women in the workplace. She will also provide insights on ways women can combat imposter syndrome and the internalized pressure to continuously prove themselves in male-dominated workplaces.