Resources and Links

Techsploration is engaged with our community; making contact with like-minded organizations, using industry resources, and collaborating with other groups are a few of the ways we network in order to achieve our goals.

Please view the links below for additional information about some of the groups, organizations, and reports that pool resources to increase women’s participation in science, trades, technical and technology-related careers.

Mount Saint Vincent University Girls 2012 Conference
A conference about girls and women, by girls and women, for girls and women (but not exclusively).
March 8-9, 2012 (International Women’s Day)
www.msvu.ca/girls2012

Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology
14th Biennial Conference in Halifax: May 3-5, 2012
http://www.ccwestt2012.ca/

WISE Atlantic
The primary goal of Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Atlantic is to encourage young women to consider careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathmatics.
www.wiseatlantic.ca

Jobs Here
Nova Scotia Government career site containing aptitude tests, planning tools, and hundreds of career profiles with employment rates, earning potential, and training paths.
http://www.careers.novascotia.ca/

Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report
Published December 14, 2011, by Statistics Canada, this report offers a statistical analysis of women’s activities in Canada. The report includes in-depth sections about paid work, unpaid work, economic well-being, and education complete with helpful tables and charts.
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-503-x/89-503-x2010001-eng.htm

Worker’s Compensation Board of Nova Scotia
The Worker’s Compensation Board of Nova Scotia works to raise awareness of workplace injury and how to prevent it. Throughout the province, they insure over 90,000 employers and 300,000 employees.
http://www.wcb.ns.ca/