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The Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship
Centre can help you do it the right way.
WANT TO
BE YOUR
OWN BOSS?
Women can learn a lot from Lynn
MacKinlay about what it's like to
pursue a career in the skilled trades.
Her insights and experiences, gained
while working in commercial cabinet
shops and the film industry, were
recently captured in a documentary
called Bridging The Gap: Women in
the Skilled Trades.
"The real opportunity for women
right now is to be part of history in
the making," says Lynn, who was the
first female in her trade to become a
certified Red Seal in Nova Scotia.
According to Statistics Canada,
while women have made gains, they
continue to have low representation
in the skilled trades. As of 2011,
women accounted for only two
per cent of carpentry apprentices
and only 14 per cent of registered
apprentices overall.
Lynn dedicates much of her time
to supporting underrepresented
groups. Through Georgian's
partnership with Hydro One, she
participates in a series of workshops
delivered by Hilary King and Linda
Pinto on underrepresentation
in skilled trades for women and
Aboriginal people. She also sits
on a steering committee for The
Wood Manufacturing Council that
is developing a national mentorship
program for women in the wood
manufacturing trades.
LYNN
MACKINLAY
Professor,
Cabinetmaking
Go to GeorgianCollege.ca/
georgianview to watch the
documentary.
EXCLUSIVE
ONLINE CONTENT
AVAILABLE
Lynn MacKinlay (right) instructing a
student on carpentry techniques.
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