{"id":100568,"date":"2023-04-03T13:14:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T17:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/?post_type=initiative&#038;p=100568"},"modified":"2026-03-03T13:22:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:22:37","slug":"empowering-women-in-trades","status":"publish","type":"initiative","link":"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/en\/initiative\/empowering-women-in-trades\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Women in Trades"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-100568\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-100568-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-100568-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-100568-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-tabs panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-tabs so-widget-sow-tabs-default-1d9d6a74630f-100568\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-tabs sow-tabs-custom\">\n\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-tab-container\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-tab sow-tabs-tab-selected\"\n\t\t\t role=\"tab\" data-anchor=\"overview\"\n\t\t\t aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-title sow-tabs-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOverview\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-tab-container-mobile\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t<select name=\"tab-select\" id=\"tab-select\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"overview\" selected>\n\t\t\t\tOverview<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-tabs-panel-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Skills\/Comp\u00e9tences Canada is proud to lead the Empowering Women in Trades (EWIT) initiative, a dynamic space designed for young women exploring career opportunities in the skilled trades.<\/p>\n<p>EWIT offers the chance to hear firsthand from tradeswomen and industry leaders who are on site at the Skills Canada National Competition to share their career journeys, provide practical advice and answer questions. 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