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Freshco's Mandy Rennehan on Women in Trades
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Mar 8, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
There’s a serious skilled trades shortage in Canada. Carpenters, plumbers and electricians are retiring faster than they can be replaced. Here’s an easy answer for the problem: encourage more women to get involved. They make up nearly half the workforce in Canada, but less than five per cent in the trades. RBC CEO David McKay spoke with the founder and CEO of construction company Freshco, Mandy Rennehan, about the skilled trades shortage, getting more women into the building industry, and the importance of soft skills such as networking.
Released:
Mar 8, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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