Bridging the skilled trades gender wage gap

从来没有更好的时间开始在技术人员中的职业生涯。目前易于履行加拿大的工人短缺，以及技术工人的需求支持将推动加拿大经济的行业，意味着有的人在熟练的交易中努力，付出良好，履行工作。

This is especially true with welding. According to the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF), from 2020 to 2024 more than 155,000 new journeypersons will be required to sustain workforce certification levels across Red Seal trades in Canada. Welding is one of the trades that will require a greater number of apprenticeship registrations to meet future demand.

经济竞争力是CWB焊接基础旨在提高焊接意识作为钢结构女性的理想机遇的原因之一。钢铁竞选妇女旨在通过战略参与计划，虚拟和实践学习，将介绍性焊工连接到导师的战略参与计划，支持焊接妇女。该活动提供了学习机会，从加拿大促进教育，增长，信心和对加拿大的妇女的经验感兴趣地探索潜在的焊接职业选择，同时了解贸易。

The Wage Disparity Explained

然而，CAF报告称，“男性和女性学徒之间的收入存在显着差异”，“男性学徒在认证前两年赚取比女性学徒高于女性学徒，并在认证年份。”

This disparity is also noted in a recent report by the Canadian Labour Market Information Council (LMIC) and the Education Policy Research Initiative (EPRI), which examined the earnings potential of men and women with trades certificates as compared to those with postsecondary degrees and diplomas.

2018年，在包括焊接在内的工业，电气和建筑行业类别中，约有4％的人是女性。通常，行业中妇女的工资差距是所有职业中最高的。从2009年到2016年收集的收入数据，熟练行业的妇女平均使男性收入的47％。作为焊接，尽管女性在低薪行业中的代表性过多，例如美发。

性别工资差距是工作场所中男女收益的差异。虽然许多国家颁布了对打击工资差距的措施，但在加拿大和全球时，男女之间的工资差异仍然是现实。性别工资差距的主要原因包括在工作中的性别分离，教育程度的差异，致力于妇女的悲惨责任，缺乏薪酬透明度，歧视和偏见。此外，土着，可见的少数群体，残疾和新人妇女比白人全职工作更高的工资差距。

根据加拿大统计，职业男女类型的差异选择于2018年的性别差距的近40％。男性比妇女在建设中工作;制造业;和采矿，采石，石油和天然气提取 - 高工资的三个部门。相比之下，妇女倾向于在教学，社会工作，护理和其他健康有关的职业，文职或其他行政职位，销售和服务领域的领域工作，较低工资。

How Welding Helps

Women who work in the higher-paying trades like welding fare much better, with those in the metal trades making 84 per cent of what men earn in their first year of work. In fact, women’s average earnings in the metal trades are highest among all post-secondary students in their first year after graduation ($61,000), making a career in the metal trades a highly desirable option.

Although welding is one of the highest earning categories in the skilled trades, women who are welders still have a significant wage gap to their male counterparts. Women in our Women of Steel network tell us that, in their experience, welding is a lucrative, rewarding, and creative occupation. But we know that more needs to be done to support women in pursuing skilled trades such as welding and STEM-related professions.

One of the key factors to improving the gender wage gap is getting more women involved in male-dominant fields such as the skilled trades and STEM occupations. Thankfully, there are numerous organizations and initiatives focused on raising awareness of the skilled trades amongst women and to support their pathways to employment.

政府起到的作用要确保那t skilled trades education, apprenticeship, and training stays on the agenda. National organizations such as Skills/Compétences Canada celebrate the trades and encourage students to explore trades career opportunities. Apprenticeship organizations such as the CAF are addressing the issue from a national strategic perspective, while other organizations, such as the BC Centre for Women in the Trades, focus on regional/provincial environments. At the education level, many colleges and training institutions offer programs tailored to women.

How You Can Help

雇主也是解决方案的一部分。CWB焊接基金会的许多组织都与有招聘活动，工作场所指导计划和其他支持帮助女性茁壮成长。妇女本身正在通过创建社交媒体团体和指导网络来采取行动，以便他们可以分享他们的经历并相互支持。

正如您所见，有很多人可以支持交易中的女性​​并弥合性别工资差距。CWB焊接基金会将继续成为一个倡导者，鼓励妇女考虑焊接并寻求其他志同道合的组织，以放大我们的努力。

如果您是一个雇主，想找到年轻，才华横溢的女性来发展您的业务，或者您是希望指导年轻女性的焊接行业的女性，请与#WomenofSteel Hashtag一起在社交媒体上查看我们的一些成功案例，或访问我们的网站以了解如何参与www.cwbweldingfoundation.org/wos。

由Maria Hypponen是营销和通信领先，CWB焊接基础，奥拉·贝尔鲁奇是营销分析师，CWB集团。

Sources on quoted statistics available upon request.