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50-30 Challenge What Works Tool Kit

50-30 Challenge What Works Tool Kit The What Works Toolkit provides tangible actions and best practices for the recruitment, mentoring, promotion and retention of diverse staff. More than this, it includes activities and initiatives on anti-racism and anti-harassment and provides examples of successful diversity plans that can be replicated to help organizations reach their diversity […]

Advancing Women in STEM in the Government of Canada, A Community-First Action Plan

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| Resources, SETT Group Document

Advancing Women in STEM in the Government of Canada, A Community-First Action Plan A community-driven action plan with government to address the barriers faced by women in technology in Canada. Credit: Women in Tech World Date: 2020 View

CCWESTT Policy Forum Briefing Document (2022)

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| CCWESTT Documents, Resources

CCWESTT Policy Forum Briefing Document (2022) A debrief of past CCWESTT policy forums and a discussion on what the meaning of Systemic Change. The document includes examples of policy momentum for systemic change write at various scales (international, national and provincial). Credit: CCWESTT Systemic Change Team Date: 2022 For more information on this resource click here. View

CCWESTT Policy Forum Report (2022)

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| CCWESTT Documents, Resources

CCWESTT Policy Forum Report (2022) The goal of CCWESTT’s 2022 Policy Forum was to fuel collaboration of members and allies with the aim of generously sharing knowledge and resources to inspire the acceleration of progress towards more women being hired, retained, and promoted in SETT workplaces. Nearly one hundred participants discussed key accelerators of systemic […]

CCWESTT Policy Forum Report (2018)

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| CCWESTT Documents, Resources

CCWESTT Policy Forum Report (2018) The CCWESTT 2018 Policy Forum built on the past Policy Forums, by bringing together leaders from government, academia, industry, and the trades to share their experiences on how policy can create cross-sectoral inspiration, reflection, insight and action. Participants expressed a desire to work together to effect changes in policies that […]

CCWESTT Policy Forum Report (2016)

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| CCWESTT Documents, Resources

CCWESTT Policy Forum Report (2016) Conference Report from the May 2016 CCWESTT conference hosted in Ottawa, Ontario. The Policy Forum gave the space for participants to express their points of view regarding the challenges of women in the workplace and balancing between work and family or personal life. Credit: CCWESTT Conference Committee Date: 2016 For more information […]

CCWESTT Policy Forum Report (2012)

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| CCWESTT Documents, Resources

CCWESTT Policy Forum Report (2012) An inaugural Policy Forum to discuss the participation of women in science, engineering, trades and technology was held on May 3, 2012, in conjunction with the Conference of the Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT) in Halifax. The focus of the forum was on the […]

Athena SWAN and ADVANCE: effectiveness and lessons learned

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| Resources, SETT Research Papers

Athena SWAN and ADVANCE: effectiveness and lessons learned As ADVANCE and Athena SWAN gain international recognition, their approaches and frameworks could be used as models for others to adapt and adopt (Sage in Australia exemplifies this). These successes in other related programmes facilitate the growing interest in and legitimisation of actions that address gender inequalities […]

Canada’s First Federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan – Building our future, with pride

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| Fed/Prov Gov't Docs, Resources

Canada’s First Federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan – Building our future, with pride The Government of Canada has developed and identified measures that will respond to key priorities for Canada’s diverse 2SLGBTQI+ communities in the first-ever Federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan. Credit: Canadian Government Date: 2022 For more information on this resource click here. View

Harassment and violence are defined as workplace hazards in Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act

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Harassment and violence are defined as workplace hazards in Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act Alberta updated their OHS legislation in 2017 through Bill-30 – with Harassment and violence are defined as workplace hazards in Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Act. Employers are required to help prevent workplace harassment and violence and address incidents […]