Women Leading the Charge at East Penn
Women aren’t just important to East Penn, they are essential. We have been fortunate enough to have a long legacy of extraordinary women who have established our foundation, shaped our culture, and spurred us on to tremendous growth. To ensure their legacy will live on, East Penn has spearheaded initiatives to empower women to be leaders, not only in the workplace, but also in their communities.
Our women’s leadership initiatives seek to increase opportunity for East Penn women to build their networks, increase their professional confidence and avail them to less traditional roles in engineering and production. Through programs like our women’s Lean In Circles and leadership workshops, we aim to provide continuous learning for our current employees. Internship opportunities, seasonal experiences and a sales trainee program are also focused on recruiting, retaining and promoting women in our workplaces.
“As part of our culture of respect and inclusion at East Penn, we treat advancing women in the organization as a business priority because we know diversity at all levels results in improved problem solving, better customer relations and better financial performance,” said Christy Weeber, East Penn CFO.
Our partnership with Women2Women (W2W) has also been a valuable resource for East Penn. Each year, we sponsor more and more women to attend W2W events to learn, network and find mentorship. The partnership continues to flourish because both East Penn and W2W share a passion for empowering women.
As East Penn looks at our incredible past, we are so proud of what women have accomplished here. Looking at where we are today and into our promising future, we are equally proud that the women of East Penn will play an integral role in the continued success of not only our company, but the amazing community of Greater Reading.