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Progress Toward a Canadian ‘Centre’ for Women in SETT This report outlines the Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology’s (CCWESTT) initiative to establish a national “Centre” to increase women’s participation and leadership in SETT fields. It details a multi-phase strategy focused on building stakeholder collaborations, establishing a compelling business case for […]

Pay Equity Solution for Small Business Do-It-Yourself Toolkit

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| HR/Employer Guides, Resources

Pay Equity Solution for Small Business Do-It-Yourself Toolkit Introducing the Pay Equity Solution for Small Business Do-It-Yourself Toolkit, created by Ontario’s Pay Equity Office. This toolkit will help you analyze your compensation practices and support your business while also complying with the law. The pay equity toolkit guides you through seven steps to complete […]

Speaking from Experience: What needs to change to address workplace sexual harassment

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| International Documents, Resources

Speaking from Experience: What needs to change to address workplace sexual harassment Gemini said This report examines the systemic drivers of workplace sexual harassment through the lens of intersectionality, focusing on the experiences of marginalized groups including First Nations people, migrant workers, and people with disabilities. It identifies critical barriers to reporting and offers eleven […]

Global Gender Gap Report 2025

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| International Documents, Resources, Uncategorized

Global Gender Gap Report 2025 The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (subindexes): Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. Since launching in 2006, it is the longest-standing index tracking the progress of numerous countries’ efforts towards closing […]

CCWESTT Systemic Change Project Theory of Change

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| CCWESTT Documents, Resources, Systems Change

CCWESTT Systemic Change Project Theory of Change CCWESTT systemic change projects are designed using a theory of change for scaling out, up, and deep. Credit: CCWESTT Systemic Project Team Date: 2024 View

Forum Learning to Act: The Power of Systems Change

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| CCWESTT Documents, Resources, Systems Change

Forum Learning to Act: The Power of Systems Change The CCWESTT 2025 Learning to Act Forum, held in Montréal October 29-20th, 2025, gathered leaders across Canada’s Science, Engineering, Trades, and Technology sectors to advance gender equity through systemic change.Day 1 launched the Gender Equality Report Card, highlighting persistent regional gaps and actionable policy insights.Day 2 […]

Infrastructure Trends and Innovations: Implications for Employment and Skills in Canada

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| HR/Employer Guides, Resources

Infrastructure Trends and Innovations: Implications for Employment and Skills in Canada At a time when significant investments in housing and infrastructure are required, Canada’s construction industry faces a productivity crisis, record retirements and forecast skilled labour shortages. Exacerbating the challenge, the structure of Canada’s construction industry (dominated by micro firms) and its cyclical nature have […]

Building Equitable Trades – A Photo-Research Exhibit of Diversity in the Skilled Trades

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| Resources, Women in Trades

Building Equitable Trades – A Photo-Research Exhibit of Diversity in the Skilled Trades In academic contexts, we often use language related to building and constructing inclusive spaces, yet there is a lack of research focusing on the people who build and construct, literally. So, why have we neglected inequities in this context (vs. academic research) […]

Why aren’t women working in trades? Creating safe and inclusive workplaces for women

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| Resources, Women in Trades

Why aren’t women working in trades? Creating safe and inclusive workplaces for women Bonnie Douglas, Project Manager at CCWESTT, reflects on why there are so few women in trades and what Canadian employers can do about it. Credit: Labour Market Information Council Date: 2021 For more information on this resource click here. View

Pain, pride and pills: Why Canadian trades workers are dying in silence

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| Resources, Women in Trades

Pain, pride and pills: Why Canadian trades workers are dying in silence A new survey links stigma, stoicism and unsafe job sites to high substance use and untreated mental health issues among trades workers. Credit: Alexandra Keeler Date: 2025 For more information on this resource click here. View