Gov. Tony Evers proclaimed October as Manufacturing Month, and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) is continuing to promote state’s top industry with a video entitled “Women in Manufacturing. Manufacturing is the number one contributor to Wisconsin’s economy, producing $63 billion in total output in 2018 – 19 percent of Wisconsin’s total Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Additionally, the state’s more than 9,000 manufacturers employed 475,000 people in 2018, and of that number, 30% are women. The video features women who work in manufacturing at both Greenheck and Fond du Lac-based Mercury Marine. To help get more women exposed to manufacturing, Mercury Marine has started a program targeting students. The video can be watched below.
