2026 Conference Highlights
CCWESTT recently gathered our community and many new faces for our 2026 conference exploring gender equity in science, engineering, trades and technology (SETT).
Category: Blog
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
