Read Our Blogs

Welcome to CCWESTT’s new blog! CCWESTT’s members are doing amazing work and we want to put the spotlight on them. Visit this space regularly for stories of our members, SETT workers, board members, partners, project contacts etc. We’ll share the stories of their life and work experiences or unique workplaces.

Suggestions? Email communications@ccwestt.org with ideas.

03/25/2026

Okanagan College hosts TogetHER: Innovation & Strategic Alliances Summit for Women Leading the Way.

Forty-seven leaders, business owners and students came together at Okanagan College's Vernon campus to connect in shared learning, laughs and solidarity in celebration of Women in Construction Week and International Women's Day.

02/03/2026

Canada’s Innovation Future: Creating a Diverse, Skilled Workforce

The following is CCWESTT's editorial in answer to CSPC's call for editorials on the challenges facing Canada and how our innovation strategy and policies should be modified to address these challenges.

12/18/2025

CCWESTT in 2025: Year in Review

CCWESTT had a banner year in 2025! We’re taking some time to rest before 2026, but thought you might like to read some of our highlights from the year that was.

11/12/2025

Learning to Act – Event Recap

Learning to Act: The Power of Systems Change was the second in a community-centred systems change learning series. This post provides a brief recap of the event.

09/09/2025

Building connections: A conversation with We Are Trades facilitators Jove Nazatul and Cass Galbraith

Recognizing the importance of lived experiences, CCWESTT is proud to have two tradespeople now facilitating the We Are Trades workshops. We sat down with them to learn about their experiences and the workshops.

07/30/2025

Member Stories: Women in Engineering Summit (WES)

After eight successful annual conferences, the Women in Engineering Summit (WES) hosted its final event in May 2025 — leaving behind an incredible legacy of community-building that CCWESTT is proud to strive to continue, with the generosity of the WES team.

04/15/2025

Reflections on UNCSW69

Bonnie Douglas shares reflections of her week as part of the Canadian delegation at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in March 2025.

03/25/2025

Learning to Lead – Event Recap

Learning to Lead: The Power of Systems Change was the first in a community-centred systems change learning series. This post recaps the event. The second forum is coming up in October 2025 in Montreal, Quebec.

2024 CCWESTT Policy Forum Report

Women in Engineering and STEM: A Review of the 2025 Literature

Advocating for Institutional Change in Canada

Putting Feminist Intersectional Solidarity into Practice

In Our Own Words: Convening feminist conversations on social issues in Canada

Indigenization, Decolonization, and Reconciliation Education Context

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CCWESTT acknowledges that our greater science, engineering, trades and technology (or SETT) community is situated on the ceded and unceded traditional territories of First Nation, Inuit, and Métis peoples from coast to coast to coast in what is known as ‘Canada’. CCWESTT fervently believes SETT is enriched through collective relations and knowledge sharing and is committed to helping enhance and build these relations. Full land acknowledgement here.

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