workforce /channels/taxonomy/term/22703/all en Barriers to Bridges: Preparing the Next Generation of Indigenous STEM Professionals /channels/channels/event/barriers-bridges-preparing-next-generation-indigenous-stem-professionals-333676 <p><a href="https://www.alumni.mcgill.ca/aoc/events-travel/EventDetails.php?id=NDQwNTk="><img src="//www.mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/files/continuingstudies/iri2.jpeg" style="height:266px; width:600px" /></a></p> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:44:16 +0000 webfull 173442 at /channels Fighting the She-cession: Helping Women Back to Work in a COVID World /channels/channels/event/fighting-she-cession-helping-women-back-work-covid-world-333499 <p><a href="https://www.alumni.mcgill.ca/aoc/events-travel/EventDetails.php?id=NDQwNjA"><img src="//www.mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/files/continuingstudies/005-09-21-advancement_fightingtheshe-cession_600x400_2.jpeg" style="height:425px; width:735px" /></a></p> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:29:31 +0000 webfull 173227 at /channels COVID-19 and labour constraints: Recalling former health care workers not enough /channels/channels/news/covid-19-and-labour-constraints-recalling-former-health-care-workers-not-enough-321447 <p>While the COVID-19 pandemic has already resulted in mass layoffs in several industries, other essential industries will instead face critical workforce shortages, according to a <a href="http://fabianlange.ca/linked_files/papers/NOWcasting.pdf">new report</a>. Social distancing, school and daycare closures, and measures to protect those people who are most at-risk limit the pool of workers firms can draw upon. How important will these constraints turn out to be, especially in essential industries?</p> Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:40:30 +0000 webfull 159907 at /channels