September 2024 – Page 2

Queering the Tech Ecosystem: Barriers and Opportunities There’s a startling lack of data surrounding 2SLGBTQIA+ experiences across the Canadian technology sector. This lack of information contributes to existing barriers, and hinders efforts of queer inclusion as a whole. At QueerTech, we’re working to fix that. (For pay resource) Credit: Queertech View

CCWESTT Names Executive Director

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| News

(OTTAWA, ON – September 24, 2024) – President Kim Bouffard, and the Board of the Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT) are pleased to announce the appointment of Bonnie Douglas, PMP, as the organization’s first Executive Director and Senior Project Manager effective immediately. Bonnie has been a leader in […]

Calls to Action Accountability: A 2023 Status Update on Reconciliation

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| Indigenous and STEM, Resources

Calls to Action Accountability: A 2023 Status Update on Reconciliation 2023 marks eight years since the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action. This year also marks the fifth year of authors Eva Jewell and Ian Mosby tracking Canada’s progress on completing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action. […]

Honouring Truth and Reconciliation – A Guide to Observing September 30th

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| Indigenous and STEM, Resources

Honouring Truth and Reconciliation – A Guide to Observing September 30th In Canada, September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, as well as Orange Shirt Day. The day honours the Survivors of Residential Schools, the children who never returned home, as well as the families and communities who have been impacted. It […]

Supporting Retention For Indigenous People in the Skilled Trades

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| Indigenous and STEM, Resources

Supporting Retention For Indigenous People in the Skilled Trades The purpose of this report is to present to CAF-FCA an inclusion framework for success to support and retain Indigenous Peoples in the trades, including Métis citizens, Inuit and First Nations people. Credit: Canadian Apprenticeship Forum Date: 2024 View

In Plain Sight – Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care

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| Indigenous and STEM, Resources

In Plain Sight – Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care Addressing Racism: An independent investigation into Indigenous-specific discrimination in B.C. health care Credit:British Columbia Government Date: 2020 For more information on this resource click here. View

Calling in All Men: 26 Recommendations for Engaging and Mobilizing Men to Prevent Violence and Advance Equity

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| Allyship, Resources

Calling in All Men: 26 Recommendations for Engaging and Mobilizing Men to Prevent Violence and Advance Equity The purpose of this research project is to synthesize evidence-informed primary prevention approaches that engage and mobilize men to prevent and disrupt violence and inequalities, and to share these findings with those funding and working with men and […]

Supporting Women’s Economic Empowerment in Canada

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| Fed/Prov Gov't Docs, Resources

Supporting Women’s Economic Empowerment in Canada Achieving gender equality and creating inclusive economic growth are crucial to women’s economic empowerment. The House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women (the Committee) heard that in recent decades, women’s participation in the labour force has increased. Although gender parity has not been reached in certain […]

Advancing Women in the Information and Communications Technology Workplace

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| Resources, Women in STEM

Advancing Women in the Information and Communications Technology Workplace This report, done in collaboration with Women in Communications and Technology and the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba, and supported by the Future Skills Centre and Government of Ontario, delves into the barriers faced by women in the ICT sector and explores […]

Women in trades: policy in theory and policy in practice

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| Resources, Women in Trades

Women in trades: policy in theory and policy in practice There have been many pieces of legislation geared to promoting the skilled trades as a viable career option to women, but the main point in this research is that none of these policy initiatives and programs have resulted in distinctly advancing women’s presence in the […]