WAGE Grant Project

In 2018, APEGA was awarded a three-year, $350,000 grant from the Federal department of Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) to investigate the barriers that women face in the engineering and geoscience workplace.

The project focused on identifying elements of work culture and practices that can be improved to increase the retention and advancement of women in industry. After consulting with APEGA members across Alberta and the nation, a concrete, evidence-based guideline was created that shared findings on the barriers, as well as recommendations that support Alberta companies in implementing best practices and guidelines to address barriers by fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. You can now view the highlights or download the full report.  

For questions, comments, and feedback, please contact us at [email protected].

We are also very excited to announce that in July 2021, APEGA was awarded a new three-year, $400,000 grant from the Feminist Response and Recovery Fund (also from the Federal Government’s WAGE department). This new project will focus on evaluating the current work environment and examine systemic barriers to full participation of women and other marginalized groups in the workplace which have been introduced, or further exacerbated by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. An official announcement will be released in the new year, at which time we will also begin our call for participants in this very exciting endeavor.

Read more about the Feminist Response and Recover Fund call for proposals

Project Progress

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