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Contributor Blog: How to Drive Diversity and Inclusiveness in Construction
Construction has historically been a challenging industry for women to grow and succeed. In Ontario, just 8% of trades, transport and equipment operators are female. Quebec recently reported that just 3% of the construction workforce is female. Numbers are even lower...
Baby on Site: CAWIC Interview in Alberta Heavy Magazine
The latest edition of Alberta Heavy Magazine, which is the official publication of the Alberta Roadbuilders and Heavy Construction Association, examined the importance of talking about pregnancy in the workplace and included an interview with Kristen Hallberg, a CAWIC...
Webinar: Mental Health in Construction – Today and Every Day
CAWIC and Cortech Safety Solutions are hosting a webinar to highlight the importance of talking about mental health in the construction workplace. This 60-minute webinar will help you gain real-life ways to support your individual mental health and support those...
The Construction Record Podcast Speaks With CAWIC’s Lisa Laronde
On a recent episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey spoke with the Canadian Association of Women in Construction's new President Lisa Laronde. Click here to listen to the interview. Source: The Construction Record Podcast
Two CAWIC Members Offer Local Students Insights into Careers in Construction
At the end of July, two CAWIC members came together to provide local students an outstanding and engaging opportunity to learn more about careers in construction and the industry. Toronto Business Development Centre's Summer Camp students travelled to Powell...
New CAWIC board aims to be ‘national voice for women in construction’Associations
The new board for the Canadian Association of Women in Construction (CAWIC) has big plans for the future, hoping to unite women and “blaze this big trail together,” says newly-elected president Lisa Laronde. “My goal for CAWIC is to have this national association,...