Tag: Gender equality
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The Geri Cox Allyship Excellence Award
The Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada is pleased to announce the addition of the Geri Cox Allyship Excellence Award. This week’s blog gives details about the award, and Geri Cox herself.
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Strive to Drive
Over the course of history, little girls and the transportation industry have not typically co-existed. This week’s blog from Hannah MacDonald-Dannecker and Better Together Group discusses coming to the Trucking Industry and how we can strive to bring the next generation of girls into the trucking industry.
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Mother Truckers and More
You may have heard the term #MotherTrucker or have seen it on social media – the hashtag has gone a long way in shedding light on women truck drivers who are defying stereotypes in this male-oriented industry. This blog post takes a look at how Musket Transport has taken great strides to dispel the myth…
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Annual AZ Training Scholarship Creates a Stronger Gender-Balanced Workforce
25 years ago, Commercial Heavy Equipment Training Ltd. opened its doors as the first truck driving school to be set up for use for any carrier on Ontario. This week’s blog looks at how CHET and Musket joined forces to provide an annual scholarship specifically designed to get women behind the wheel of Canada’s trucking…
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Driving Diversity for Women in the Workplace
After two years of working from home, fluctuating social distancing policies, and watching new trends in transportation emerge, the annual THRC – Women with Drive Conference was finally able to resume. Today’s blog from The Erb Group of Companies looks at two full tables of employees ready to indulge in learning how to challenge the status quo…