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Women who ‘talk the tools’ and ‘walk the work’: Using capital to do gender differently and re-gender the skilled trades

Women who ‘talk the tools’ and ‘walk the work’: Using capital to do gender differently and re-gender the skilled trades Abstract: Social and cultural capital are valuable assets that assist individuals to succeed in work. This article reports on gender segregation in the skilled trades. We use Bourdieu’s theory of capital to illuminate how women […]

How Men can be better Allies to women in SETT Workplaces – WinSETT discussion with Drs W Brad Johnson and David G Smith, authors of the ‘Good Guys: How Men Can be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace’

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How Men can be better Allies to women in SETT Workplaces – WinSETT discussion with Drs W Brad Johnson and David G Smith, authors of the ‘Good Guys: How Men Can be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace’ WinSETT Program Director Erica chats with gender-in-the-workplace experts Drs W Brad Johnson and David G Smith, […]

Video – Humanize Diversity and Inclusion

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Video – Humanize Diversity and Inclusion Damien Hooper-Campbell, the Chief Diversity Officer at the tech company eBay, gives an extremely well-received presentation that is thought-provoking and clarifying. He manages to humanize the discussion about equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), which is not always a fun conversation to have in most companies where many groups of […]

“I think the young women have it easier”: Age, Gender, and Women’s Experiences in Canadian Engineering

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“I think the young women have it easier”: Age, Gender, and Women’s Experiences in Canadian Engineering Abstracts: Engineering has long been a male-dominated profession, with a reputation of being less than welcoming to women. In Canada and other Western countries, efforts to attract more women into the field date back decades. As a result of […]

“I never want to leave part of myself at the doorstep”: Experiences of Canadian LGBTQ2S+ postdoctoral scholars in the sciences

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“I never want to leave part of myself at the doorstep”: Experiences of Canadian LGBTQ2S+ postdoctoral scholars in the sciences Abstract: Diversity and inclusion in science improves the field for all, but cisheteronormative cultures can make academic science departments difficult for LGBTQ2S+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, 2-Spirit1, and other identities) individuals to navigate. Evidence […]

Who Gets Counted as STEM? A New Approach for Measuring the STEM Workforce and its Implications for Identifying Gender Disparities in the US Labor Market

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Who Gets Counted as STEM? A New Approach for Measuring the STEM Workforce and its Implications for Identifying Gender Disparities in the US Labor Market Abstract: Defining who works in STEM has traditionally relied on top-down categorizations of occupations, typically based on predetermined occupational coding schemes. This study takes a bottom-up approach and directly surveys […]

Apprenticeship Ratio – Contributing Factors in the Gap Between Demand & Skilled Labour

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Apprenticeship Ratio – Contributing Factors in the Gap Between Demand & Skilled Labour One-page white paper on the contributing factors in the apprenticeship ratio gap between demand & skilled labour across Canada. Credit: Canadian Apprenticeship Forum written by Caitlin Hartigan Date: 2022 For more information on this resource click here. View

Video – YWCA Module 2 – Bold Steps to Inclusion

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Video – YWCA Module 2 – Bold Steps to Inclusion In this session, we unpack strategies for identifying and addressing subtle acts of exclusion, sometimes called “microaggressions”. This module equips people managers, employers and business leaders to identify, address and prevent these occurrences and build more inclusive work environments. Credit: YWCA Canada’s Move Forward Date: […]

Gender Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment

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Gender Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment A website of resources explaining how Gendered Innovations harness the creative power of sex, gender, and intersectional analysis for innovation and discovery. Considering these approaches may add valuable dimensions to research. They may take research in new directions Credit: Contributors of the Gendered Innovations in Science, […]

BC Centre for Women in the Trades – Resource Page

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BC Centre for Women in the Trades – Resource Page BCCWITT has created a resource page to support the advancement of equity, inclusion, respect, and safety in the skilled trades. Credit: BCCWITT View