Whenever I hear the phrase “the advancement of women in trades”, I cringe just a little. But I appreciate that we need phrases like this to define who the organization is and what it is...

I drool at the thought of all the work that is coming up the pike in eastern Canada. I wish I was an able bodied woman again and could strap on my tool belt and head out there to join the wave of...

Have you ever met someone and knew right away that you did not like them? Have you ever met someone and connected  to them immediately? I have had both of these things happen to me? What if I...

When I was growing up in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, most of the women around me were traditional. Let’s get one thing straight – when I say traditional, I do not mean to denigrate...

Have you ever heard the words that are music to every tradeswoman’s ears….

“There’s a trick to that – let me show you.”

Many years ago on the Saskatchewan...

Inspiring Sea Change – Moving Forward Together

Women in Non-Traditional Roles

In 2011, I gave my maiden speech at the Women’s Worlds Conference in Ottawa called “A Run for the Glass”. It was a wonderful experience where women...

CCWESTT Conference 2012 – great conference, great people, wonderful information and networking opportunities. All good stuff, except…ok, I have a thing about more policy talk....

Whenever I start to hang my head in front of failure’s face,
    my downward fall is broken by the memory of a race.
A children’s race, young boys, young men; how I remember...

“Are you the only woman on the job site? Does isolation cause you to despair? There are steps that you can take.” 

I feel so isolated here but I can’t really give up my job...