Women in Nuclear Gender Balance Roadmap for the Nuclear Industry & DEI Accreditation
The future of the nuclear industry has never been brighter. There has also never been a better time to support women working in the nuclear industry than right now. Women in Nuclear Canada (WiN Canada) is committed to supporting the success of the nuclear industry in Canada. We are well-positioned to have an impact on the industry and the communities in which we live and work.
WiN Canada x Canadian Equality Consulting (CEC) Gender Equity Badge Accreditation Program
Building on WiN Canada’s Gender Balance Roadmap, we partnered with Canadian Equality Consulting (CEC) to launch the Gender Equity Badge Accreditation program—an initiative designed to support our members in advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in their workplaces. This initiative aims to recognize and celebrate organizations that have adopted our Equal by 30 Gender Balance Roadmap and demonstrated significant progress in diversifying workforces and building cultures of inclusion.
WiN Canada is partnering with Canadian Equality Consulting to provide expert evaluation of your organization’s DEI achievements. Each submission is reviewed by industry-informed specialists, with a detailed report and tailored recommendations grounded in rigorous, evidence-based methodologies.
Engaging a neutral third-party expert is a recognized best practice for assessing DEI progress—ensuring objectivity, credibility, and meaningful insight. WiN is proud to offer this service to members at a discounted rate.
What is the Gender Equality Accreditation?
An official recognition badge system open exclusively to WiN Canada members to assess, recognize and celebrate your companies gender equality initiatives as you fulfill our commitments to Equal by 30.
The badges are awarded to companies that demonstrate measurable progress in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), ensuring accountability and that consistent quality standards are met. WiN Canada wants to recognize your hard work and celebrate your achievements.
Download the Gender Balance Roadmap below:
Supplemental Documents:
Roadmap Background:
One of our greatest challenges in the industry today is the very lean representation of women in the employee population. Women represent only about 22% of the workforce in the nuclear industry. Role models are critical to increasing both gender representation and overall diversity in the nuclear sector. Women need to be able to see themselves in the industry and envision themselves in various roles WiN Canada is committed to supporting our members in their pursuit of professional development. We are also committed to helping the organizations within our membership achieve gender balance.
This is an objective of Canada’s Equal by 30 campaign, which aims to advance women’s participation in the clean energy revolution and achieve 50% of women in the clean energy sector, including nuclear, by 2030. The campaign is a public commitment made by both public and private sector organizations to work towards equal pay, equal leadership, and equal opportunities for women in the clean energy sector. Several federal departments, including Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) have singed onto the commitment as a means to advance sector diversity and capacity.
However, with less than 8 years remaining to achieve our Equal by 30 objectives, women only represent 22% of the nuclear workforce. A significant amount of work remains to meet and surpass these targets, which means the message is clear – the time to act is now. While Equal by 30 is predominately focused on increasing the number of women in energy, it is recognized that it is not possible to advance gender equity without also advancing racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ2+ individuals, persons with a disability and other underrepresented groups.
WiN Canada’s mission statement is to make the public aware, especially women, of the benefits of nuclear and radiation applications in food, health and energy. WiN Canada Global has considerable reach, with over 25,000 members worldwide, working in various fields of nuclear energy and radiation applications. In Canada, we now have over 5,700+ members, employed in a wide range of disciplines. WiN Canada leverages the talent and expertise of these members to expand its reach to other women’s organizations. By reaching out to other organizations we are able to respond to Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA) findings that women, and young women particularly, are the least supportive of our industry.