Women continue to be under-represented in trades, technology fields. (Influential Women).The most recent study done by the Women in Trades and Technology National Network (WITT NN) and Human Resource Development Canada (HRDC HRDC Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club HRDC Human Resources and Development Canada HRDC Human Resources Development Council (Montana) HRDC Human Resources Development Center HRDC Hollister Ranch Design Committee HRDC Handheld Remote Controlled Device ) stated that in trade and technology related industries the participation of women is only 10 per cent versus 58 per cent for men. The study showed that employed women are under represented in the following industries: construction, fishing and trapping trapping, most broadly, the use of mechanical or deceptive devices to capture, kill, or injure animals. It may be applied to the practice of using birdlime to capture birds, lobster pots to trap lobsters, and seines to catch fish. , logging and forestry, mining, quarrying quarrying, open, or surface, excavation of rock used for various purposes, including construction, ornamentation, road building, and as an industrial raw material. Rock that has been quarried is commonly called stone. and oil wells, transportation, communications and other utilities, manufacturing, agriculture and trades. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. HRDC the participation of women in most production-related jobs in theses industries is relatively low, considerably below the average for all occupations. The HRDC is currently doing a 'Women In Trades and Technology' skills gap analysis to assess the shortage. |
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