Articles of Interest
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Interview with Sherry Colville, Senior Director, Lockheed Martin Canada
Submitted by WIDS As part of their Virtual Awards Breakfast on 4 March 2021, Women in Defence & Security (WiDS) is highlighting their sponsors and their commitment to promoting the advancement of Canadian women in defence and security. This week, WiDS sat down...
Step Up In Business
by Rosemary Yeremian Many highly successful women often talk about impostor syndrome, where they don’t feel they are worthy or deserve success. They define imposter syndrome as the inability to believe your success is deserved. It somehow seems that no matter how...
#ChooseToChallenge – Article
On Monday March 8, 2021, Women in Aerospace Canada joined forces with Women in Aerospace Europe and Women in Aerospace (USA) to celebrate International Women’s Day. With participants from 15 different countries across 14 different time zones, the virtual event was...
Becoming Your Authentic Self
Valerie Chhokar WIA Canada had the pleasure of hosting a Virtual Lunch & Learn, Becoming your Authentic Self at Work,with Kathleen Redmond, an executive coach who facilitates a learning session called Coaching in a Character Culture. WIA-Canada had a fabulous...
Unconscious Bias to Inclusive Leadership and Inclusive Communication
Recently, Women in Aerospace Canada partnered with Catalyst Canadato provide two excellent workshops on Unconscious Bias to Inclusive Leadershipand Inclusive Communication. With support from the RBC Foundation, these two workshops led by Executive Director Vandana...
How Men Can Help Make Aerospace More Inclusive
In recent weeks, an ally of Women in Aerospace Canada shared an article from Aviation Week magazine on how men can help make aerospace more inclusive. It’s an interesting read and definitely worth sharing with our community. While we would like to believe that race...
Don’t Just Mentor Women and People of Color. Sponsor Them.
Women in Aerospace Canada is aware of the difference between sponsorship and mentorship and how key this is to ensure that women and members of minorities can be fully represented in the industry as well as fully supported in their career. The article “Don’t Just...
Women in Leadership Positions
By: Silvia Bianchi As companies continue to diversify their workforces, many focus on gender inclusivity, and for good reason: Research has shown that companies with women in leadership positions see higher profits and greater employee satisfaction. With such a...
The Imposter Syndrome
By: Silvia Bianchi and Eva Martinez It wasn’t until I was well into my career as an aerospace professional that I first heard of The Imposter Syndrome. And yet in that instant, I was able to relate to it immediately, knowing it was something that I had personally...