Citizenship

Jenna Dolan may seem like a typical GE Aviation manager but the pictures in her office point to a bigger story.
Dolan is a former fighter jet pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps, where she spent a dozen year and was the first woman to fly AV-8B Harrier in combat. That [...]

Access to healthcare is a persistent challenge for many of the neediest Americans. The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the poorest U.S. residents are also most likely to lack health insurance. In 2010, some 16 million people, or 27% of the 60 million individuals living in [...]

For too many military veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, finding a civilian job has been difficult. GE, as a company, is trying to change that, participating this year in over 100 career fairs hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Student Veterans of America and focused solely on [...]

Women in sciences – or the lack thereof – is a topic that draws constant controversy. No matter what’s causing such a low number of women to enter science-related fields, the numbers speak for themselves: women make up 46.5 percent of the U.S. workforce, but hold only 25 percent of [...]

GE released its seventh annual Citizenship Report today, focused on “Sustainable Growth.” The report outlines the company’s wide-ranging efforts to address key global challenges, from struggling cities to water scarcity, from financial volatility to chronic disease, among several others. GE’s two primary global citizenship themes are “Energy and Climate Change” [...]

Few people have ever heard of rhenium — a rare and semi-precious metal — but it’s an important material in the aerospace industry. Modern jet engines require rhenium as an alloying element — critical to the performance of commercial, military and even rocket engines used for space exploration. Rhenium also [...]

When it comes to healthcare access, the numbers can be staggering. Nearly 16 percent of the U.S. population is without health insurance and is in need of access to basic care — and of those uninsured, 9 million are children. Helping increase access to primary care in underserved communities is [...]