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>>GERRY: HELLO AND WELCOME TO
THIS SPECIAL EDITION OF INSIDE
INDIANA BUSINESS...I'M GERRY
DICK.

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WE HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL
PLANNED FOR THIS WEEK'S SHOW!
I'M GOING TO OPEN THE SHOW AS
USUAL, BUT THEN WE'LL HAVE

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FEMALE GUEST HOSTS FOR EACH OF
OUR SEGMENTS FOR THIS
ALL-WOMEN'S EDITION OF OUR
SHOW.?

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MELINA KENNEDY GREW UP IN
INDIANA, WENT TO IU, WAS A
PARTNER AT THE LAW FIRM OF BAKER
& DANIELS AND SERVED AS DIRECTOR

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OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
DEPUTY MAYOR FOR INDIANAPOLIS
MAYOR BART PETERSON.
SHE HAS MOVED UP THE RANKS AT

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CUMMINS AND CURRENTLY SERVES AS
VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCT
COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY
AFFAIRS.

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SHE TAKES PRIDE IN SOME OF THE
KEY WOMEN'S INITIATIVES CUMMINS
IS DOING TO EMPOWER WOMEN.
SHE'S HERE TO EXPLAIN THE

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PROGRAMS AND THE CHALLENGES AND
SUCCESSES SHE HAS FACED AS A
WOMAN THROUGHOUT HER CAREER.
THANKS FOR JOINING US!

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WE WILL TALK ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY
BUT CUMMINS BECAUSE A LOT OF
COMPANIES TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY
AND EMPOWERING WOMEN BUT THERE

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RE A LOT OF EXAMPLES WHERE THIS
BIG COMPANY IS EMPOWERING WOMEN
IN INDIANA IN THE U.S. AND
AROUND THE GLOBE.

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>>: THANK YOU.
I LOVE WORKING AT CUMMINS FOR
LOTS OF REASONS BUT THE
INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY IS GREAT

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IT STARTS WITH OUR LEADERSHIP
AND THEY ARE DEDICATED TO MAKING
SURE WOMEN HAVE A VOICE IN THE
PLACE AND OUR TOP LEADERSHIP IN

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CUMMINS IS REPRESENTED BY
40 PERCENT ARE WOMEN.
ARE ORDERED OF DIRECTORS HAS
THREE WOMEN AND WE HAVE A NUMBER

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OF INITIATIVES AND OTHER THINGS
THAT ARE MORE THAN JUST TALK
THEY CONTRIBUTE TO INCLUSION AND
DIVERSITY PARTICULARLY FOR

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WOMEN.
>>: YOU ANNOUNCED NOT LONG AGO
A HUGE INITIATIVE CUMMINS POWERS
WOMEN, WHICH IS FOCUSED ON WOMEN

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AND GIRLS AND I BELIEVE IT IS
THE LARGEST COMMUNITY EFFORT
THEY'VE EVER UNDERTAKEN.
>>: IT'S EXCITING AND IT'S

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GLOBAL AS A GLOBAL COMPANY WE
ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE
LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS OUT
OVER THE WORLD $11 MILLION

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INVESTED IN PROGRAMS THAT ARE
EVIDENCE-BASED TO HELP WOMEN
ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN A VARIETY OF
CONDITIONS.

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ALSO ADVOCATE FOR LEGISLATION
AND GOVERNMENT CHANGES, POLICY
CHANGES THAT HELP WOMEN AND
GIRLS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

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IT'S SOMETHING EXCITING AND OUR
CEO IS COMMITTED AND THE HEAD OF
OUR FOUNDATION IS WORKING HARD
ON IT AND IT'S ACHIEVING GREAT

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RESULTS IN A SHORTER PERIOD OF
TIME.
>>: YOU HAVE ACHIEVED SUCCESS
IN THE POLITICAL WORLD AND

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CERTAINLY NOW IN THE MALE
DOMINATED WORLD OF
MANUFACTURING.
TALK ABOUT THAT JOURNEY AND THE

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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AND
HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED OVER
YOUR CAREER.
>>: OVER TIME I JUST HIT THE

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BIG 50 THIS SUMMER SO I HAVE
SEEN THINGS PROGRESS OVER THE
YEARS IN TERMS OF HOW WOMEN ARE
DOING AND WE'VE SEEN POSITIVES

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BUT THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO.
IT WAS NOT THAT LONG AGO I WAS
RUNNING FOR OFFICE AND PEOPLE
WOULD ASK ME WHAT ARE YOU GOING

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TO DO WITH YOUR KIDS.
PROBABLY MOST MEN DON'T GET THAT
QUESTION.
BUT I MET A PLACE LIKE CUMMINS

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WHERE OF HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
GROW AND CONTRIBUTE AND LEAD SO
I'VE SEEN POSITIVE PROGRESS, BUT
MOST PEOPLE WOULD SAY THERE IS

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STILL OPPORTUNITY FOR
IMPROVEMENT.
>>: WHAT IN YOUR VIEW TO
CONTINUE THAT IMPROVEMENT OR GET

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WHERE THINGS NEED TO BE WHAT
NEEDS TO HAPPEN?
ARE THE THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE.
YOU MET IN THE INITIATIVES AND

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CAN OTHER COMPANIES AND
ORGANIZATIONS DO THINGS TO HELP
THE PROCESS?
>>: AWARENESS SO THINGS LIKE

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THE INDIANA CONFERENCE OF WOMEN
BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE TABLE
AND TALKING HOW WE CAN PROMOTE
AND WORK TOGETHER WITH WOMEN AND

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BEING ABLE TO SEE WOMEN IN
LEADERSHIP ROLES IS IMPORTANT SO
COMPANIES LIKE CUMMINS WHO HAVE
A LOT OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP

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ROLES AND OTHER COMPANIES DO
THAT AS WELL IS REALLY IMPORTANT
FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT
WOMEN HAVE A LOT TO CONTRIBUTE.

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MORE THAN 51 PERCENT OF SOCIETY
AND THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
>>: A LOT IN MANUFACTURING AND

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OTHER NONTRADITIONAL FIELDS, IF
YOU WILL, STEM SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND
MATH.

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SO IMPORTANT.
EFFORTS TO GET MORE WOMEN AND
YOUNG GIRLS ENGAGED AT A YOUNG
AGE IN STEM RELATED FIELDS.

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>>: THAT'S PART OF THE FOCUS OF
THE INITIATIVES AS WELL AS OTHER
THINGS WE ARE DOING AS A
COMPANY.

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>>: YOU MENTIONED IT EARLIER 4P
TEAM IS WOMEN.
ONE IN THREE EMPLOYEES WOMEN.
IS A BIG PART OF IT DOING NOT

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JUST SAYING BUT DOING IT
EXECUTING ON SOME OF THESE
INITIATIVES TO GET WOMEN TO SEE
I CAN DO THAT AND BE PART OF

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THAT?
>>: NO QUESTION.
IT'S EASY TO SAY THE WORDS
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION BUT YOU

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HAVE TO FOLLOW IT UP WITH ACTION
AND EVEN AT CUMMINS WE HAVE MORE
WORK TO DO.
BUT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE AND

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THAT IS IMPORTANT SO IT IS NOT