Women Continue to be Underrepresented in Trucking
Labour force data released from the latest Canadian Census is disheartening to say the least.
In 2016 barely 3.5% of Canada’s 300,000 truck drivers were women, and now, over six years and enormous efforts later, gains of less than one percent brings that representation to a mere 4.3%.
Work from Home
While the construction industry continues to operate throughout the global pandemic, and field workers remain essential workers - the pandemic has taken its toll on many office and support staff as those jobs transitioned to a remote working arrangement– and often with little more than their laptop. 2020 was a time of crisis, and businesses reacted.