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Human Resources committee At the end of day, of course, with these programs, it all comes down to cost. Who's going to pick up that increased cost? We need to go back and remember that.... Earlier, I had spoken to you about the average increase in income for women coming into a particular company, but the
April 6th, 2017Committee meeting
JudyLynn Archer
Human Resources committee I think one of the things I can think of just off the top of my head this morning is the example of the Canada job fund agreements. The funds from those agreements are accessed by employers to deal with training costs. I don't see why some of those costs couldn't be built into th
April 6th, 2017Committee meeting
JudyLynn Archer
Human Resources committee I'd like to see it longer and I'd like to see it be customizable—
April 6th, 2017Committee meeting
JudyLynn Archer
Human Resources committee —so that it meets the needs of the individual woman. I don't see why we can't do that.
April 6th, 2017Committee meeting
JudyLynn Archer
Human Resources committee Again, I think that having the benefit of knowing that you can take an extended, a different type of maternity benefit, which would meet your needs and those of your children, is only going to encourage women to consider jobs that are going to support them in that whole effort, a
April 6th, 2017Committee meeting
JudyLynn Archer
Human Resources committee Statistically it shows that women come back to work after maternity leave at a very high rate.
April 6th, 2017Committee meeting
JudyLynn Archer
Human Resources committee Thank you for your question, Ramesh. I think it will help to attract and retain women. I think it's a big retention benefit. So when women are looking at these career opportunities, what we find is that women tend to be quite thoughtful, and before getting into a career, before
April 6th, 2017Committee meeting
JudyLynn Archer
Human Resources committee My number one suggestion would be to invest. Invest in Canada's most significant workforce. They're already there. They've already proven they have the work ethic we need. Make sure we are meeting the needs of women and the employers. In the scenario that I mentioned to you of th
April 6th, 2017Committee meeting
JudyLynn Archer
Human Resources committee Thank you for the opportunity to be here today to speak to this issue. At Women Building Futures, we work with companies that are engaged in Canada's construction, maintenance, and energy sector, and we work with women like Melodie every day. I don't mean to repeat any of the
April 6th, 2017Committee meeting
JudyLynn Archer
Human Resources committee Yes, I can. Thank you.
April 6th, 2017Committee meeting
JudyLynn Archer
Status of Women committee Yes, unfortunately.
November 4th, 2014Committee meeting
JudyLynn Archer
Status of Women committee I don't know. When we figure it out, let me know.
November 4th, 2014Committee meeting
JudyLynn Archer
Status of Women committee I'd have to think on it.
November 4th, 2014Committee meeting
JudyLynn Archer
Status of Women committee Access to capital is a constant. Whether you're wanting to come into programs like ours, for example, we're not a post-secondary, so there are no student loans to come into our programs which means women need alternative sources of capital funding to come into these programs. The
November 4th, 2014Committee meeting
JudyLynn Archer
Status of Women committee I first think it needs to start happening in the grade 4 level. High school is a little late, so start a lot earlier and engage with these young girls to really help them gain the confidence that they will need in order to take part in shop class. Even if we have the shops, girls
November 4th, 2014Committee meeting
JudyLynn Archer