Facing labour shortages, Canada needs to mobilize all its talent

On Feb. 11, as we celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, it is essential that we take the opportunity we have to move the dial to achieve gender parity at all levels of research in Canada.

The pandemic has put the spotlight on many outstanding role models for women and girls to pursue science, such as health experts like Theresa Tam, left, and advisers and politicians like Mona Nemer and Kirsty Duncan, writes Roseann O’Reilly Runte. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ROSEANN O’REILLY RUNTE

February 9, 2022

Despite having one of the world’s most educated populations, a gender gap in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) still exists in Canada. On Feb. 11, as we celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, it is essential that we take the opportunity we have to ...

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