Category: Women in Trades

A Road Map to Supporting Women in Trades In November 2018, CAF-FCA hosted the first-ever Supporting Women in Trades Conference. This action plan outlines the priorities and areas for action identified by the more than 350 delegates in attendance. Credit: Canadian Apprenticeship Forum Date: 2018 For more information on this resource click here. View

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Apprenticeship Registration Trends and Completion Rates CAF-FCA and Prism Economics and Analysis analyzed Statistics Canada data from the Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS). The latest year available is 2022. This report highlights nine key findings. Credit: Canadian Apprenticeship Forum Date: 2024 For more information on this resource click here. View

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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 […]

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A culmination of written works by SETT advocate Marcia Braundy Digital Research Archive of Marcia Braundy PhD – in Equity in Apprenticeship and Technical Fields. Credit: Marcia Braundy Date: 1980-2020s View

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1980 National Conference of Women in Trades, Winnipeg – Proceedings Proceeding report of the first national conference of Women in Trades held Sept 26-28, 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Credit:  1980 National Women in Trades Conference Committee Date: 1980 View

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Women in Trades & Technology & The Skills Shortages Conundrum An Historical Analysis of Institutional and Governmental Resistance An historical review of efforts, resistances and critiques undertaken to increase women’s participation in trades and technology training and occupations in institutional, construction and industrial settings. Credit: Marcia Braundy Date: 2013 View

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Surviving and Thriving – Women in Trades and Technology and Employment Equity Conference Report (1988) Proceeding of a conference held Oct 1-4, 1988 at Naramata Centre, Penticton, British Columbia. Credit: Kootenay Women in Trades and Technology, Managing Editor Marcia Braundy Date: 1988 View

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Surviving and Thriving – A Canadian Conference on Women in Trades and Technology Program (1988) The conference program from the 1988 Canadian Conference on Women in Trades and Technology heald in Penticton, British Columbia. Credit: Kootenay Women in Trades and Technology Date: 1988 View

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Careers in Trades Resources Online resource to learn more about the trades as a profession. Credit: Careers in Trades Date: 2024 View

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Best Practices for Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Manufacturing This report, done in collaboration with NGen and with the support of the Future Skills Centre, investigates EDI in Canada’s manufacturing sector. Using data from Statistics Canada, surveys, industry reports and other resources, the report outlines the sector’s strategic challenges and their intersection with EDI. […]

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