Northern Women in Mining, Oil and Gas Project

OBS: Afin de préparer les femmes des Territoires du Nord-Ouest à un emploi dans les secteurs des mines, du pétrole et du gaz et de leur fournir les ressources et le soutien nécessaires, le Conseil sur la condition de la femme des Territoires du Nord-Ouest a lancé en 2007 le Northern Women in Mining, Oil and Gas Project (NWMOG).

OBS: In 2007, the Status of Women Council began implementation of the Northern Women in Mining, Oil and Gas (NWMOG) Project. The project, a comprehensive, strategic training program aimed at increasing the interest level participation, and retention of women in the mining, oil and gas sectors was based on the following research question: Given the current population of unemployed and underemployed women in the Northwest Territories; will a dedicated, womenonly, partnership-based and strategic approach to training and development be successful in increasing the interest level, participation, and retention rates of women in industrial and trades based occupations in the northern mining, oil and gas industries.