Kenworth Honored as a 2023 High Firm for Ladies to Work for in Transportation by Ladies in Trucking
KIRKLAND, Wash., Nov. 6, 2023 – Kenworth was honored as a 2023 “High Firm for Ladies to Work for in Transportation” by the Ladies in Trucking Affiliation (WIT). This marks the sixth consecutive 12 months that Kenworth has obtained particular recognition from the group.
Firms receiving this honor assist WIT’s mission: to advertise the accomplishments of corporations which are targeted on the employment of ladies within the trucking {industry}. They possess company cultures that foster gender variety; aggressive compensation and advantages; versatile hours and work necessities; skilled improvement; and profession development alternatives.
“Kenworth believes a company tradition targeted on advancing variety, equality and inclusivity evokes the artistic concepts and innovation required to ship the World’s Finest transportation options,” mentioned Kyle Kimball, Kenworth director of promoting.
The Kenworth Variety and Inclusion Council mission assertion is to domesticate a high-trust workspace that empowers, encourages, and evokes individuals to be their genuine selves and create modern and customised enterprise options as distinctive because the communities we serve.
“It’s improbable to see Kenworth once more acknowledged with an honor that displays the atmosphere of empowerment I’ve skilled over the previous 18 years to guide and affect change,” mentioned Noelle Parlier, Kenworth director of product planning and technique. “I’m proud to work for a corporation that helps development of ladies at each degree and values the essential perspective we deliver that’s serving to to gasoline the modern spirit behind Kenworth’s industry-leading services and products.”
Kenworth additionally fosters assist for ladies by means of engagement and sponsorship in a number of female-centric {industry} organizations. The Society of Ladies Engineers (SWE), a nationwide engineering group geared towards the event, development, and assist of ladies engineers. Kenworth SWE group brings the nationwide SWE group to Kenworth by networking at exterior work occasions, group involvements by means of volunteering, and developments by means of coaching and mentorship. Kenworth has additionally sponsored the Ladies in Cybersecurity group that’s targeted on recruiting and retaining girls within the quickly increasing cybersecurity area and hosted a number of WomenHack occasions targeted on networking and recruiting of ladies within the software program improvement area.
Along with this Kenworth effort, the PACCAR Ladies’s Affiliation (PWA) promotes variety, inclusion and belonging by empowering PACCAR girls to attain profession success by means of mentoring, advocacy (self and others) and networking. PWA offers training, assets, and networking to organize girls for management alternatives inside the firm.
Ladies In Trucking Affiliation, Inc. is a nonprofit affiliation with the mission to encourage the employment of ladies within the trucking {industry}, promote their accomplishments, and decrease obstacles confronted by girls working within the {industry}. For extra data, go to www.womenintrucking.org.
Kenworth Truck Firm, based in 1923, is the producer of The World’s Finest® heavy and medium obligation vehicles. All through 2023, Kenworth is celebrating its historic one hundredth anniversary. To be taught extra in regards to the one hundredth anniversary celebration go to www.Kenworth100.com. Kenworth is “Driving the Subsequent 100 Years.” Kenworth’s Web house web page is at www.kenworth.com. Kenworth is a PACCAR firm.
