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Imagine how women could succeed if they were treated equally throughout their life and career pathway?

September 27, 2019in Blog 0 Comments

Campaign highlights the way we refer to female leaders, sends letter to future workforce 

WINDSOR, Sept. 25, 2019 – Build a Dream’s latest campaign is designed to highlight the negative terms  that society often reserves just for women. From bossy to bitchy to emotional, work reviews are rife ith descriptors that are not used for their male counterparts.  

With inspiring photos taken by expert photographer, Heike Delmore, individuals from the Build a Dream  team each chose a negative label that people have used to describe them at work, but choose to  celebrate the positive connotation of those character traits.  

“The way the way we refer to our future leaders has great impact,” says Nour Hachem‐Fawaz, President  and Founder of Build a Dream. “If we want to give women opportunities to enter, advance, and lead in  society, we need to adjust our conversations.”  Instead of only focusing on the negative terms, Hachem‐Fawaz also wanted to write a positive letter to  support and encourage young women, and to refuse the traditional script that has been written for  them: 

Dear young women; 

We live in a world where you can be and do anything you want to.   We are confident you will be brave in the face of adversity. You will be a LEADER in the  classroom, on the soccer field, the shop floor, and in the board room.

We are watching and will cheer you on because you are INTELLIGENT and will solve some of the  world’s greatest challenges. You have TENACITY and you get at the truth. You are DEDICATED  and CONFIDENT and will help break barriers. As a SPIRITED and PASSIONATE woman, you can  smash glass ceilings.  

From closing skills gaps to building on business success, everyone has the opportunity to strengthen the  Canadian workforce by tapping into the other 50% of the population. 

“Part of attracting and retaining top talent is demonstrating how you treat others. How we describe  women in leadership really matters.”       T‐shirts like those worn in the photoshoot will be available for purchase and proceeds will be used to  boost Build a Dream programs. 

To view photos from the #AdjustTheConveration shoot, click here.

About Build a Dream: Build a Dream is dedicated to empowering and educating young women about careers in skilled trades,  STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), emergency response, entrepreneurship, and  leadership. Through spotlighting female professionals, awareness campaigns, hands‐on learning camps,  and popular career discover expos, the non‐profit encourages families to explore all career pathways  available to help make informed decisions for the future. 

From strong partnerships with industry, education, and community organizations – and by utilizing  research, data tracking and feedback – Build a Dream delivers quality programming to build a strong  talent pipeline for the future and advance women in society overall.

Media Relations Further Information:

Nour Hachem‐Fawaz, President & Founder, (519) 560‐7877,  nour@webuildadream.com  Media Inquiries: Victoria Rose, Marketing & Branding Director, (519) 890‐3159,  victoria@webuildadream.com 

Photography:  Heike Delmore, Photographer, (416) 705‐4453, www.delmorephotography.com 

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