b'File name: CG3022_15th Cake Ad_4.583x9.5_4C Client: TRISURASize: Custom Created: September 29, 2021Trim: 4.583 W x 9.5 H Modified: September 29, 2021 3:09 PMColour Mode: CMYK Resolution: at least 300 DPIWOMEN IN CONSTRUCTIONcareer-building resources neededto carve their own path in the construction trades. Career support: Recruiting more women is key, but so is providing support and resources that will encourage them to stay. To that end, organizations like CAWIC, Canadian Construction Women (CCW) and others offer bursaries for construction women undergoing trades education, while the federal government offers Apprenticeship Incentive Grants (AIGs) to women who apprentice in a Red Seal trade. Elsewhere, the Canadian government has established several Offices to Advance Women Apprentices (OAWA) across the country to provide logistical support in the form of apprenticeships, career counselling, networking and mentorship. These initiatives, along with skill development courses like CAWICs accredited Project Management Program, are crucial in retainingskilled talent and supporting their leadership journeys. IT TAKES A NETWORK The task of promoting careers in construction falls on employers, public leaders and industry associations alike. It is why TCA continues to share its resources with initiatives like those mentioned above, and the reason why You take the cake increasing the participation of women in the industry remains a priority amongits members.The good news is that these initiatives Thank you for making us a partare moving the needle. The pandemic saw a slight uptick in women ofyour story and for being atradespeople, while organizations like CAWIC and the National Association of part of ours. Professional Women in Construction (NAWIC) continue to grow in sizeand influence. Specialty Insurance [The participation rate] is still not whereProperty & Casualty it should be, but that number has been increasing, and I think its reflectiveSurety of the fact that youre starting to see more women coming out of engineeringRisk Solutions programs, says Ferreira.Association & Affinity Still, while numbers may be trendingBusiness in the right direction, replenishing the industrys numbers and broadening its skill sets will require an effort by all parties to make construction a more welcome and rewarding place for women to hang their hats.28Quarter 32021 BUILDERSDIGEST'