Status of Women committee  Pay equity is not necessarily a criterion that I often see in non-federal government equity plans. It is, more so, criteria around increasing the participation of women in these fields against retraining, increased access to that training, and through inclusive language in job ad

Status of Women committee  Most definitely. If women are working to the same calibre as men, if they are trained and qualified to be in that position, there is no reason why they should be receiving less pay for similar work. So I am definitely on board with pay equity requirements and policies in place at

Status of Women committee  Certainly. Right now in our organization we have a researcher on staff whose job it is to actually focus on researching best practices. She's in the process of putting together a best practices report in terms of recruitment and retention of women, which will be shared with indus

Status of Women committee  Perhaps I could answer that question. Just to give a comparison to our local industry rather than our local government...I guess we could use our local government's requirement as an example. Basically in the tendering process and in the contract awarding process for operating co

Status of Women committee  In Women in Resource Development, we also offer a similar program in partnership with our local college, the College of the North Atlantic. Again, it is entitled “Orientation to Trades and Technology”. Similarly, women do receive hands-on training in a variety of different trades

Status of Women committee  If I could interject, in research I've done on the underrepresentation of women in the offshore industry, many women mentioned that they felt taking maternity leave could hinder their seniority and ability to become promoted into a higher-level position. Therefore, from a policy

Status of Women committee  Yes, natural resources is what I was referring to, first of all. We work in the oil and gas industry, the mining industry, and all facets, including the fisheries and forestry as well. As Mary is heading our Girls in Renewable Energy and Alternative Technologies program, I beli

Status of Women committee  I don't have statistics either.

Status of Women committee  Yes, this is certainly an issue that we have been seeing with the women we work with and with women in general. As I mentioned around unions, there are seniority lists that the unions and the industry within our province work with, and oftentimes women are at the bottom of that l

Status of Women committee  Yes. Thank you very much for the opportunity to respond to this question. In terms of the offshore oil industry in Newfoundland and Labrador, we are actually experiencing a lag in comparison to the west, it seems. Much of what I hear from women working offshore is that the safet

Status of Women committee  Yes, we can.

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much. As I mentioned, as an organization we certainly attempt to work with all key stakeholders. Unions are certainly key in attempting to have women move into non-traditional trades. As we know, union lists tend to be used in the hiring process to get any workers

Status of Women committee  I can begin. I'm Ashley Turner from Newfoundland and Labrador. Thank you for your question. I think it's a very valid and a very important question when considering an increase in women's participation in general in these fields. I certainly understand where you're coming from.

Status of Women committee  I will be presenting for 10 minutes, and Mary Clarke will be involved in the question and answer period as well.

Status of Women committee  I would like to thank you for the opportunity to participate in the session this afternoon. My colleague Mary Clarke is a community outreach coordinator with the educational resource branch of our organization, Women and Resource Development Corporation, also known as WRDC. Thi