Certainly it's getting better, but in an industry like mining, which has traditionally been male-dominated, you obviously see it skewing more towards male students. Through initiatives we've been doing at Cambrian College—for example, “Jill of All Trades” is an annual event—to really encourage girls and young women to consider a career in skilled trades and engineering technology, that is improving. I think as society continues to shift forward, we're seeing more and more women take these opportunities to join the skilled trades.
It's certainly not easy, and we still have a lot of work to do, but we do pride ourselves, especially in our group here at Cambrian College, on having near gender parity when it comes to the students who are working with us on applied research projects. That includes students who are working in welding and fabrication, mechanical engineering and IoT-based programs as well.