# Advocating for Women in Manufacturing w/ Alicia Gilpin

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2023-05-09
- Length: 21m
- Episode: 152
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-05-09-advocating-for-women-in-manufacturing-w-alicia-gilpin
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-4d01b999-f627-446b-98ae-4b753bfa31c5

## Summary

Alicia Gilpin, founder of Process and Controls Engineering LLC and co-host of the Automation Ladies podcast, discusses her advocacy for women in manufacturing and her new nonprofit, Kids PLC Kits. She explains how she leverages social media to combat gender bias and inspire young women, while also detailing the mission to provide real industrial automation hardware to students. The conversation highlights the importance of hands-on learning with professional-grade equipment like Rockwell and Siemens PLCs to build confidence in the next generation of engineers.

## Chapters

- [0:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-05-09-advocating-for-women-in-manufacturing-w-alicia-gilpin#t=37) Introduction: Alicia Gilpin and Advocacy
- [3:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-05-09-advocating-for-women-in-manufacturing-w-alicia-gilpin#t=214) Combating Gender Bias and Self-Esteem
- [8:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-05-09-advocating-for-women-in-manufacturing-w-alicia-gilpin#t=510) The Automation Ladies Podcast and Industry Diversity
- [11:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-05-09-advocating-for-women-in-manufacturing-w-alicia-gilpin#t=716) Kids PLC Kits: Mission and Hardware Strategy
- [11:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-05-09-advocating-for-women-in-manufacturing-w-alicia-gilpin#t=716) Inspiring Youth: The Elena Day Case Study
- [19:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-05-09-advocating-for-women-in-manufacturing-w-alicia-gilpin#t=1190) Building Effective Learning Kits and Call to Action

## Topics

- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Gorilla 76 (company)
- Automation Ladies (product)
- Kids PLC Kits (product)
- Process and Controls Engineering LLC (company)
- Rockwell (company)
- Siemens (company)
- Phoenix Contact (company)
- Rose Holman Institute of Technology (company)

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- [81: Two of Those People Can't Be Ducks](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-12-17-81-two-of-those-people-cant-be-ducks) (Embedded.fm)
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