This Month, Women’s Issues Take Center Stage

For the second consecutive year, women (and a few men) will gather at the ISSA Women’s Forum for the chance to network and share like experiences. (This year’s forum, which will take place at ISSA/INTERCLEAN^® in Chicago, features speaker Connie Glaser, an expert in women’s workplace issues.)

So, we thought what better time to gauge the status of women in the jan/san industry by chronicling their job challenges, goals and observations. What we found, among other things, was that A) women find immeasurable value in relationships with strong mentors, and B) that networking and mentoring opportunities are more abundant than ever before. Read “Making Strides.”

Also this month: insight into the tax cuts of 2003. Are you capitalizing on them in every possible way? This article will tell you what you might be missing.

Read “Seeing is Believing.” SM talked with distributors and manufacturers about the potential of virtual facility demonstrations. This article reinforces the undeniable power of superb visuals.

Finally, find out how jan/san distributors in the Northeast overcame the August blackouts.