GOING DEEPER:
Advocacy & Research
WHY RESEARCH?
In order to better understand the context in which Yukon tradespeople – and women among them – work and study, YWITT conducts ongoing research projects with tradespeople and apprentices, employers, industry representatives, unions, instructors, administrators and NGOs who work with women in trades.
ONGOING PROJECTS:
DOING IT RIGHT
MAKING IT WORK
Doing it Right
Doing It Right is a community-based research-to-action project that took place between 2021-2024. The goal of the project was to Mobilize women and gender diverse tradespersons (those who do not identify as cis men) working in skilled trades to form a supportive community, and develop and share strategies for peer and group support.
This project led to organizational capacity building, change management strategies and meaningful community engagement that drives current initiatives.
— MAKING IT WORK, RESEARCH PARTICIPANT
I think it is well past time for these questions to be asked.”
Making it Work
Making it Work (2019), is a report that consolidates the experiences of Yukon women in Trades & Technology to offer recommendations to better the landscape for all Yukon Tradespeople.
Making it Work highlighted several issues that women face when employed in careers in skilled trades and technology fields. These included harassment in the workplace and the lack of support necessary for them to develop rewarding careers. More needs to be learned about the issues that are faced, supports and strategies need to be developed, and, people involved in these situations need to be involved in making the changes.
This report is a first attempt to address gaps in understanding regarding the context of 2S/LGBTQ+ individuals in the trades in Canada. This work, funded by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), is intended as the starting point for additional much-needed research and data collection, with a view to informing effective and equitable policy and program responses
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