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SUMMARY:Women in Trades: Panel Discussion
LOCATION:Queen's Square\nQueen's Square
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DESCRIPTION:Tara Bursey\, Executive Director of Workers Arts and Heritage 
 Centre\, moderates a panel discussion on women in the trades. .\nhttps://i
 deaexchange.libnet.info/event/15875054
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>A Statistics Canada survey done in 2024 on
  labour force characteristics found that there is still a wide gap in the 
 proportion of female-identifying persons to male-identifying persons emplo
 yed in the area of trades\, transport\, and equipment operators: 7.9% to 9
 2.1%. <br /><br />Inspired by <a href="https://cambridgepl.ca/cambridge-ar
 t-galleries/exhibition/cal-lane-retrospective">welder-turned-artist Cal La
 ne and her solo exhibition\,<strong> Industrial Intimacies</strong></a><st
 rong>\,</strong> this event takes a top-down approach to demystify the tra
 des for anyone who is interested in learning about the sector\, with a spe
 cial focus on women in trades.</p>\n<ul>\n<li>10:00 am to 1:00 pm: visit o
 ne of our community partners at the <a href="https://events.cambridgepl.ca
 /event/15900521" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Information Fair">I
 nformation Fair</a> to learn about apprenticeships\, funding\, and organiz
 ations that support the trades.<span style="background-color: #ffff00\;"><
 strong><br /><br /></strong></span></li>\n<li>11:00 am to 12:00 pm: gather
  in the magazine lounge on the second floor for a panel discussion on wome
 n in the trades. Tara Bursey\, Executive Director of Workers Arts and Heri
 tage Centre\, moderates a panel discussion on women in the trades. Panelis
 ts include:\n<ul>\n<li>Nushrat Ahmed\, CEO and Co-Founder\, Sisterhood of 
 Trades\;</li>\n<li>Brooke Laing\, Chief of Strategy at Sisterhood of Trade
 s and UA Local 46 Apprentice\;</li>\n<li>Roisin Fagan\, Licensed 309a Elec
 trician\, BFA\;</li>\n<li>Cal Lane\, Artist.<br /><br />Registration is re
 quired to attend the panel discussion.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>&nbsp
 \;</p>\n<p><strong>Our Community Partners<br /><br /></strong></p>\n<p><st
 rong><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/ideaexcha
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 nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Accessibility</strong><br />If you require an <a hr
 ef="https://cambridgepl.ca/about/accessibility" target="_blank" rel="noope
 ner" title="Accessibility Accommodation">accessibility accommodation</a> f
 or this program or event\, please tell us how we can meet your needs as so
 on as possible so arrangements can be organized. If you require a sign lan
 guage interpreter\, please let us know at least two-weeks (10 working week
 days) before the program date.&nbsp\;<br />&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />If you are 
 attending a registered program with a support person\, please add your sup
 port worker as a guest when you sign up.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span style="font-
 size: .8em\; margin-bottom: -10px\;">COST:</span> Free</p>\nhttps://ideaex
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