The Gender Gap in America’s Furniture Industry Presented by Paula S. Fogarty.
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The Gender Gap in America’s Furniture IndustryPresented by
Paula S. Fogarty
Paula’s Blog forMetropolis 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.
Karen Knoch
Ph.D. Dissertation
“Ethics of Care Leadership Orientation Among Women in the Home Furnishings Industry”
1. Women have few mentors
2. Women lack confidence about their entry into the industry
What?
Harvard Business School
study demonstrates that
95% of home furnishings decisions
are made by women
S.C.A.D. and Kendall are graduating more females than males
Women in Home Furnishings ProductionSource: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Women in Furniture RetailSource: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Male CEO earnings. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Female CEO earnings. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Mary Henkel, founder of Henkel Harris
Kay Lambeth, founder of Erwin-Lambeth
Florence Knoll Bassett
Aminy Audi, Stickley Furniture
Joan Karges Rogier, President of Karges Furniture (left)With daughter and husband
Rachel Kohler and father Herb (left) and Jim Druckman
Paula and Dad, Robert S. Fogarty
Robert Fogarty (left) circa 1968 Los Angeles with a comrade and future enemy
“The furniture industry represents two-hundred years of
tradition…unimpeded by progress”
Norman Hekler
INSIDERS ONLY:
The Bone Orchard of Outsiders:
Maganavox, Masco, Burlington, Litton, U.S. Plywood….
and the list continues to grow
Collapse of the Distribution Network
1998 – 2010 50% of Retail Stores Closed Forever
2012 80% of products are imported
Opportunities for Women in ALL Areas,Not Just the “Fluffy Stuff”
Human ResourcesFinance and Accounting
PurchasingEngineering
Strategic PlanningProcess Improvement
Quality ControlDesign
MarketingMerchandising
Sales
Suzanne Kasler, Mariette Himes Gomez, Alexa Hampton, and Thomas O’BrienFor Hickory Chair
