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FormFactor’s President and CEO, Mike Slessor, joined a panel of industry experts on January 19th for a webinar titled – Developing a Diverse Workforce – Status and Change. With him were Michelle Williams-Vaden, Audrey Bernardo, and Antoinette Hamilton.
FormFactor’s President and CEO, Mike Slessor, joined a panel of industry experts on January 19th for a webinar titled – Developing a Diverse Workforce – Status and Change. With him on the panel were Michelle Williams-Vaden, Deputy Director at SEMI Foundation, Audrey Bernardo, Partner at McKinsey & Company, and Antoinette Hamilton, Head of Global Inclusion and Diversity at Lam Research.
The panel discussed a recent report by McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org – Women in the Workplace 2020 – that highlighted the ongoing under-representation of women and its impact on the semiconductor industry. Recent societal health issues have hindered progress of workforce diversity and the current impact of COVID-19 paints a dire picture of the advancement of women into leadership roles, but their continued participation in the workforce.
Some valuable lessons that FormFactor has learned to date on its diversity and inclusion journey, include:
Be sure to watch the archived webinar and learn how you can be part of this important initiative at your organization.