The competitive advantage : Avantage concurrentiel : arguments en faveur du recrutement de femmes dans les métiers spécialisés et les professions techniques

The Competitive Advantage: A Business Case for Hiring Women in the Skilled Trades and Technical Professions Compiled by the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum on behalf of the Forum of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers responsible for the Status of Women Copies of this document may be obtained from: Status of Women Canada 22 Eddy Street 10th Floor Gatineau, QC PDF – English ISBN: SW21-163/2015E [...] Page 20 The Competitive Advantage: A Business Case for Hiring Women in the Skilled Trades and Technical Professions 3 ADDRESSING SKILLS SHORTAGES: WOMEN COULD BE THE KEY TO RESOLVING YOUR HUMAN RESOURCE CHALLENGES Organizations of all sizes and in all regions are experiencing skills shortages, with real impacts on the bottom line and competitiveness. [...] The net benefit ranges from $39,524 for a cook to $245,264 for a heavy duty equipment mechanic.38 Women are under-represented in apprenticeship in Canada, however there have been encouraging trends in recent years: The Competitive Advantage: A Business Case for Hiring Women in the Skilled Trades and Technical Professions 9 According to Statistics Canada, in 2012, there were 63,240 female apprent [...] According to the HR Council, when employees are representative of the diversity of the community, it supports both credibility and trust of a potential customer base.42 As part of a new shipbuilding project for the Royal Canadian Navy, Kevin McCoy, President of Irving Shipbuilding, made a commitment to recruit more women by partnering with Women Unlimited and providing opportunities to 20 women in [...] According to research in the Harvard Business Review, the collective intelligence of a team increases with female involvement.53 The Competitive Advantage: A Business Case for Hiring Women in the Skilled Trades and Technical Professions 12 Companies have observed that greater attention to detail and precision in their female- dominated teams ensures that equipment runs more efficiently, causing fe