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Building the Future : Profiles of Canadian Women in Trades

This file contains a 140 page government publication. The publication includes an English and a French version. The publication looks at the experience of tradeswomen working in large and small companies, participating in cooperatives, running their own businesses. This paper's objectives is to be of interest to employers, unions and guidance and employment counsellors in understanding the situation and aspirations of women in trades.

Looking Ahead – Profiles of Two Canadian Women in Trades

This file contains a 20 page publication which features the stories of tradeswomen working at interesting, satisfying and well paid occupations, and profiles the stories of a plumber and a painter. All these women provide role models for others considering non-traditional work. The publication includes an English and French versions.

More Than Just a Job

This file contains a guide written by Pat Staton and Joyce Scane for the Ontario Women's Directorate. The guide accompanies the video "More than Just A Job" about women and men who chose careers based on personal interests and skills rather that stereotypical notions about what kind of work is appropriate for women and what is appropriate for men. The objectives of the guide is to help the teacher/counsellor to use the video as career planning resource for grades 7 to 10.

The Ontario Women's Directorate produced a complementary video (not available in the fonds) to the guide. The video was about women and men who chose careers based on personal interests and skills rather than stereotypical notions about what kind of work is appropriate for women and what is appropriate for men.

Employment Equity in Canada

This file contains a guide for a workshop designed for WITT women. The objective of the workshop is to educate women who are working or training in trades, technology, operations and blue collar occupations (WITT) about Employment Equity and inform them of some of the issues that may affect them in Education, Training and Employment.

Surviving and Thriving: Women in Trades & Technology and Employment Equity

This file contains a publication, proceedings of a conference held in October 1 to 4, 1988 at Naramata, British Columbia. The book is the reflection of the knowledge and experience gained by Canadian Women as they struggle to gain access to the world of trades and technical work. It gathers the efforts, initiatives and programs of that time, which have been developed to assist in that process. It was the first Canadian volume to address these issues in depth.

Exploring Opportunities for Women in Trades and Technology

This file contains a draft program proposal submitted by Shirley Fredrickson, carpentry instructor at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George Campus. The proposed program was designed for women wanting to go into a non-traditional trade, technology training or blue collar worker, but who need more preparatory training to get to the point of entering a skilled trade apprenticeship or training program.
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