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The Gender Gap in America’s Furniture Industry Presented by Paula S. Fogarty

The Gender Gap in America’s Furniture Industry Presented by Paula S. Fogarty. Paula’s Blog for Metropolis Magazine, “The G ender Gap in the American Furniture Industry”. Monty Simpson and Bruce Mulder of Kendall College of Art & Design with their mostly female graduates. Karen Knoch

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The Gender Gap in America’s Furniture Industry Presented by Paula S. Fogarty

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  1. The Gender Gap in America’s Furniture Industry Presented by Paula S. Fogarty

  2. Paula’s Blog for Metropolis Magazine, “The Gender Gap in the American Furniture Industry” Monty Simpson and Bruce Mulder of Kendall College of Art & Design with their mostly female graduates.

  3. Karen Knoch Ph.D. Dissertation “Ethics of Care Leadership Orientation Among Women in the Home Furnishings Industry” Women have few mentors Women lack confidence about their entry into the industry

  4. What? Harvard Business School study demonstrates that 95% of home furnishings decisions are made by women

  5. S.C.A.D. and Kendall are graduating more females than males

  6. Women in Home Furnishings Production Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  7. Women in Furniture Retail Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  8. Male CEO earnings. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Female CEO earnings. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  9. Mary Henkel, founder of Henkel Harris

  10. Kay Lambeth, founder of Erwin-Lambeth

  11. Florence Knoll Bassett

  12. Aminy Audi, Stickley Furniture

  13. Joan KargesRogier, President of Karges Furniture (left) With daughter and husband

  14. Rachel Kohler and father Herb (left) and Jim Druckman

  15. Paula and Dad, Robert S. Fogarty

  16. Robert Fogarty (left) circa 1968 Los Angeles with a comrade and future enemy

  17. “The furniture industry represents two- hundred years of tradition… unimpeded by progress” Norman Hekler

  18. INSIDERS ONLY: The Bone Orchard of Outsiders: Maganavox, Masco, Burlington, Litton, U.S. Plywood…. and the list continues to grow

  19. Collapse of the Distribution Network 1998 – 2010 50% of Retail Stores Closed Forever 80% of products are imported

  20. Opportunities for Women in ALL Areas, Not Just the “Fluffy Stuff” Human Resources Finance and Accounting Purchasing Engineering Strategic Planning Process Improvement Quality Control Design Marketing Merchandising Sales

  21. Suzanne Kasler, Mariette Himes Gomez, Alexa Hampton, and Thomas O’Brien For Hickory Chair

  22. Paula Scott Fogarty Paula Scott Unlimited paula@paulascott.net 616-745-1207

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