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Manulife is taking emergency action to support customers and communities affected by wildfires in British Columbia. In response to the impact that this situation is having on residents of British Columbia, Manulife will be increasing flexibility and expanding services for affected customers, and have implemented measures to ensure customers have uninterrupted access to the coverage they need as this emergency situation continues to evolve.
Last week, CBC reported on an incident at the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories where a camera was hidden in the women’s washroom. The incident was shared as an example of an environment in which men far outnumber women and in which women face sexism and discrimination that sometimes lead them to change professions entirely.
Scott Stirrett’s column in the Globe and Mail earlier this month raised some great points about the importance of developing ‘soft skills’—or ‘human skills’ as he prefers to call them—in all Canadians. There needs to be a national focus, he wrote, on marrying technical skills with human proficiencies like critical thinking, communication, and teamwork if today’s young Canadians are to be successful in the workforce of tomorrow.
Engineers Canada President-Elect Annette Bergeron, MBA, FEC, P.Eng., is one of three leaders who will guide an upcoming project from the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) that will address barriers that contribute to the under-representation of women in STEM.
From November 6 to 8, 2017, close to 600 advocates of gender equality from the worlds of science, engineering, and innovation will head to Montréal, QC, to participate in Gender Summit North America 2017.
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