Ellen Voie, CAE, is an internationally recognized speaker and authority on gender diversity and inclusion for women working in non-traditional careers in transportation. She has been invited to speak to audiences throughout the United States as well as Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, France, Mexico, and Canada. As Founder of the 色界吧 (WIT), which was founded in March of 2007, Voie served as President & CEO of the nonprofit organization from 2007 through March 2023. The 色界吧 was formed to promote the employment of women in the trucking industry, to remove obstacles that might keep them from succeeding, and to celebrate the successes of its members.
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by Ellen Voie, on Oct 29, 2018
Every day the admins on the 色界吧 Facebook group scan the posts for negativity, profanity and just plain nastiness. Every day someone is banned from the site 鈥�
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Aug 30, 2018
Before satellite radio became a reality in 1990, professional drivers and anyone who traversed the country had to either listen to their cassettes (or eight tracks!) or they would be 鈥�
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Aug 02, 2018
Ten years ago, when I would stand in front of trucking company executives to talk about Women In Trucking (WIT), their comments were typically dispassionate. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 care if the 鈥�
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Jun 03, 2018
Imagine you are a 24-year-old female who decides to become a professional driver. You attend a truck driving school during the day for three to six weeks. You proudly display 鈥�
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Feb 01, 2018
Remember the book, 鈥淎ll I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten鈥� by Robert Fulghum? If you鈥檝e never read it, let me give you a few of the author鈥檚 鈥�
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Jan 04, 2018
American Author and Management Expert Kenneth Blanchard once said, 鈥淭he key to successful leadership is influence, not authority.鈥� Too often we hear people complaining about their circumstances, but they don鈥檛 鈥�
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Jun 27, 2017
In October of 2014, eighty four young girls gathered at Olive Harvey School in Chicago, Illinois for the first Girl Scout Transportation event. These girls heard from a (female) Navistar 鈥�
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Nov 02, 2016
What do the words connect, loyal, and feel have in common? How are they different than defend, lead, and persist? The first three words are identified as being 鈥渇eminine-coded鈥� when 鈥�
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Sep 07, 2016
An excerpt from a 1943 transportation magazine has circulated throughout the industry. It has been verified as a true reprint by Snopes, which claims the author is L.H. Sanders, who 鈥�
Read Storyby Ellen Voie, on Jul 18, 2016
The mission of 色界吧 is to increase the percentage of women employed in the trucking industry. While we represent all careers in transportation, much of our work 鈥�
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