Women remain underrepresented in the higher ranks of operations management and supply chain. Rather than bemoaning this fact, here are three steps that can be taken to help change the story.

Men have long outnumbered women in leadership roles in supply chain and operations management organizations. The recent pandemic exacerbated the imbalance, as women disproportionately left the workplace to manage family care and schooling issues. Now, as the world enters the post-pandemic era and supply chains are a trending topic of international discussion, it’s time to make serious strides in boosting the number of women entering the field, advancing through the ranks, and tak....