June 23 is International Women in Engineering Day, a day to celebrate the important contributions that women and gender-diverse engineers make in their communities through their engineering work.

From Engineers Canada, “INWED is a day to celebrate the important contributions that women and gender-diverse engineers make in their communities through their engineering work. It is an opportunity to raise the profile of women and gender-diverse people in engineering and underscore that a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive profession improves the quality of engineering work and its impact.

INWED is a fantastic opportunity to consider how each of us—engineering employers, individual engineers, allies, professors, students—contributes to gender equity in our workplaces, our post-secondary institutions, and our profession. It is an opportunity to reflect on what we are currently doing, and what more we can be doing to each contribute to welcoming and inclusive environments for all engineers.”

Today – and everyday – we celebrate RRC Polytech leaders like Ellowyn Nadeau, the first woman to head the Winnipeg Construction Board. Read more here.