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The Construction Record Podcast: Episode 112 – Women in Construction with Lindsay Kearns
This week on the Construction Record podcast Journal of Commerce staff writer Russell Hixson spoke with BC Centre for Women in the Trades (BCCWITT) outreach coordinator Lindsay Kearns, a British Columbia organization that seeks to attract women to trades careers as...
For the Record – Fighting for women in construction
(Lindsay Kearns / BCCWITT) Lindsay Kearns teaches a workshop for middle school aged girls for BCCWITT in partnership with the Construction Foundation of BC. Lindsay Kearns is a Red Seal certified electrician with over ten years experience, so it is no surprise that...
Men learn how to be better allies at Women Build BC Conference
Laird Cronk, president of the BC Federation of Labour, recalls attending a conference with other high-level leaders. While having some friendly drinks another leader began telling the group a demeaning joke about women. “I know everyone can appreciate this moment,”...
UPCOMING EVENTS
Women Build BC 2021 Conference
The BC Centre for Women in the Trades’ (BCCWITT) Women Build BC 2021 Conference brings together women from the trades, industry leaders and others working to support them, to network and build relationships that will lead to the increased attraction, retention and advancement of women in the trades.
Just a few things that participants will learn:
- Best practices for building a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace
- Proven strategies to remove barriers to attract and retain women in the trades
- Supports available for women in the trades
IWD 2021
Event for Spetember Labour Day
The Construction Record Podcast: Episode 112 – Women in Construction with Lindsay Kearns
This week on the Construction Record podcast Journal of Commerce staff writer Russell Hixson spoke with BC Centre for Women in the Trades (BCCWITT) outreach coordinator Lindsay Kearns, a British Columbia organization that seeks to attract women to trades careers as...
For the Record – Fighting for women in construction
(Lindsay Kearns / BCCWITT) Lindsay Kearns teaches a workshop for middle school aged girls for BCCWITT in partnership with the Construction Foundation of BC. Lindsay Kearns is a Red Seal certified electrician with over ten years experience, so it is no surprise that...
Men learn how to be better allies at Women Build BC Conference
Laird Cronk, president of the BC Federation of Labour, recalls attending a conference with other high-level leaders. While having some friendly drinks another leader began telling the group a demeaning joke about women. “I know everyone can appreciate this moment,”...
The Future of Work: Women in trades
https://globalnews.ca/video/6863280/the-future-of-work-women-in-trades Lindsay Kearns of the BC Centre for Women in the Trades explains the growth in women working in the trades and why this will likely grow during the recovery from the pandemic
INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES: CBAs change status quo for women entering trades:
Nina Hansen May 18, 2020 “What are you doing here? Why don’t you go find some rich sugar daddy?” With those words stinging her ears, the first tradeswoman hired under the equity provisions of the Vancouver Island Highway construction contract walked over to the...