Inclusivity In The Skilled Trades - Gender Diverse And Queer Trades Workers

Summary

The "Inclusivity in the Skilled Trades: Gender Diverse and Queer Trades Workers" webinar explores LGBTQ+ inclusion in the construction industry, covering key issues, terminology, and best practices for creating inclusive work environments. It aims to foster understanding and support for gender-diverse and queer trades workers.

Content Warning: This webinar discusses harassment experienced by LGBTQ+ individuals, including sensitive topics and language related to discrimination, verbal abuse, and other forms of mistreatment.

Proudly brought to you in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Diversitrade, and Procore.

Speakers

Meg Mathes, RSE

Technical Support Specialist at Carrier Enterprise Canada

Alberta Trades Hall of Fame

Jessica Loney

Electrical Safety Codes Officer

Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100 Award Winner - CPKC Skilled Trades Category, Presented by the Women's Executive Network (WXN)

Sereena Kang

Regional Manager of Americas at CIOB

Sereena Kang is the Regional Manager of the Americas at the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), where she is responsible for driving the organization’s initiatives and engagement across the region.

Online Platform

The webinar will be held using MS Teams. Before the session, you will receive an email from Eventbrite containing a link to complete your registration on Teams. After registering with Teams, you will receive the link for joining the webinar.

Time Zones

The webinar is being advertised in the EST time zone, but you can easily see the local time for the webinar using World Time Buddy: www.worldtimebuddy.com/.

Contact

Sereena Kang
Regional Manager, Americas
[email protected]

How can we help you get the most out of this event? We want to ensure accessibility for all of our members. Please contact us in confidence prior to attendance and we will do our best to answer any questions and support any additional needs you may have.