There was a time early in Kristie West’s career in GE Aviation's supply chain operations, when she was the only woman in a room full of colleagues. Now, the Director of operations for Unison Industries/GE Aviation, those days are behind her, but she notes there is still plenty of room for more women at the conference room table.

GE Aviation's sights are set on 2020: the year by which GE has set a goal of hiring 20,000 women in technical roles. GE Aviation is committed to helping move the dial on workforce balance and has already made progress in the business and in GE Aviation's communities.