Program

Tentative Program at a Glance

Registration for the optional WinSETT ‘Making Your Communication Style Work for You is available HERE.
The screening of The Woman Who Loves Giraffes is FREE for all conference participants, but please RSVP HERE. For more info on the movie, please visit thewomanwholovesgiraffes.com

For a PDF version of the tentative schedule, please CLICK HERE

Session Descriptions:

Making Your Communication Style Work For You

This 90 minute session is beneficial for women and their male colleagues in SETT, by providing valuable insight into navigating common workplace situations. Current research, tips, and strategies on communication styles will be discussed. Separate registration required, you can register here: https://actcommunication.eventbrite.ca

Respectful Workplaces for Women

Thursday afternoon workshop for Tradeswomen

What does a respectful workplace look like? What’s happening in a respectful workplace? What’s not happening? What needs to change? These are some of the questions we will explore in this workshop and then identify actions needed to make workplaces welcoming and respectful for tradeswomen.

What’s Been Happening

Various organizations will give quick updates on activities and progress since ACT 2017 regarding women in SETT in Atlantic Canada.

Strategies for Hiring Women

Panel session followed by break-outs by sector on this topic

A discussion of best-practices and effective strategies for hiring Women in SETT as Highly Qualified Personnel. This discussion will include real examples of what is working within the various SETT sectors in Atlantic Canada

Retention of Women in SETT

Panel session followed by break-out session by sector on this topic, this session will also feature a student-focused break-out.

After hiring, women often leave the workplace for a variety of reasons. Retention of women is crucial to shift the workplace culture. In this panel we will hear local leaders share strategies their companies/organizations have made (or plan to implement) to retain the women they have hired into the SETT workplace. We will also hear from individuals who will share real examples of what processes or procedures they have either experienced first-hand that have made them feel welcome and that has provided them with a sense of belonging in their workplace.

Inclusion in the SETT Workforce

Panel session followed by break-out session by sector on this topic

How are organizations attracting and supporting diversity? How can we create inclusive work environments where every member feels accepted and valued? What work is being done to ensure we don’t continue to perpetuate a gender gap in SETT? Panelists in this session will discuss various strategies being implemented to foster diversity in the workforce.

Professional Resiliency for Women

Workshop with Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley, Ph.D., R. Psych.
Registered Clinical Psychologist

This workshop will review practical, hands-on strategies to help improve personal and professional resiliency and decrease burnout. Participants will be introduced to some of the latest empirically based skills and techniques that have been shown in research to improve well-being and resiliency as well as to increase work performance and behavioral effectiveness. Participants will have the opportunity to clarify their professional values and identity. In addition, participants will learn to recognize and manage what “gets in the way” of being their most effective in life and in the workplace. In particular, the presentation will highlight some of the issues commonly faced by women in the workplace that hinder effectiveness and potential ways to manage them at the individual, team, leadership, and organizational level.