Women in Supply Chain: Why Access, Not Talent, Is the Real Career Gap with Ladies Who Logistic

Women in supply chain and logistics do not lack talent. They lack access. Harshida Acharya, co-founder of Ladies Who Logistic, explains how to close the gap. In this episode of the Supply Chain Revolution podcast, Sheri Hinish (Supply Chain Queen) talks with Harshida Acharya, Partner and Chief Strategy Officer at Fulfillment IQ and co-founder of Ladies Who Logistic, one of the newest community partners on the Supply Chain Queen and Supply Chain Revolution platform. Harshida co-founded Ladies Who Logistic with Tori Deems and Amy Dai after the three of them kept finding themselves among the only women in decision-making rooms. When they asked on LinkedIn whether a community like this should exist, more than 130 women asked to join within a few hours. Two and a half years and 31 events later, the community has become career infrastructure rather than a networking club. You will learn why the real constraint for women in logistics is an uneven distribution of social capital, how Chatham House rules create space for the questions people cannot safely ask at work, and why a Montessori-style model that mixes early-career, mid-career, and senior leaders accelerates learning for everyone. Harshida also shares the skill that will matter most in fulfillment over the next five years, the test that separates a useful community from a performative one, and a direct ask for leaders and allies. This conversation is for women building careers in supply chain, logistics, procurement, and operations, and for the executives and allies who want to sponsor them. Chapters 00:00 From networking to infrastructure: why Ladies Who Logistic exists 00:46 Meet Harshida Acharya and how Sheri and Harshida met at NY Climate Week 01:16 Fulfillment IQ, the eCom Logistics Podcast, and the origin of Ladies Who Logistic 04:06 The real gap for women in supply chain: social capital, not capability 07:20 Why authentic community beats traditional networking 08:51 The Montessori model: learning across every career stage 11:55 The skills women need in the age of AI and automation 12:29 Allies, not adversaries: the community's ethos 13:11 Staying grounded while AI changes everything 14:15 Why breadth matters: lessons from the book Range 14:53 Lightning round 16:47 Standing on the shoulders of giants 17:06 How to join Ladies Who Logistic and Harshida's ask for leaders and allies 17:56 Closing Connect Ladies Who Logistic: ladieswhologistic.com and the Ladies Who Logistic group on LinkedIn Harshida Acharya on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshida/ Fulfillment IQ: fulfillmentiq.com eCom Logistics Podcast: available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Sheri Hinish, Supply Chain Queen: supplychainqueen.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/supplychainqueen YouTube (full episodes and clips): youtube.com/@supplychainqueen Instagram: instagram.com/supplychainqueen Newsletter: subscribe to The Supply Chain Revolution Newsletter at supplychainqueen.com If this episode helped you, follow Supply Chain Revolution and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts. Ratings are the single fastest way to help other women in supply chain find the show. Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: MBXOZNDJNYNM1OGS