A WINning Perspective: The WIN Canada Podcast Women Infrastructure Network Canada

In this episode of A WINning Perspective: The WIN Canada Podcast, panel host Riccardo Cossentino sits down with three nominees of The Women’s Infrastructure Network (WIN) Canada WIN Awards: Divya Shah, Tamara Vrooman, and Kimberly Doran. Despite working in senior roles in a male-dominated industry not designed for them, the panelists have achieved success and professional recognition. They share valuable insights and advice for transforming the industry from dry to progressive, and pose the question: Is it a dumb question or the next revolution in the industry? Along with expanding professional networks and securing sponsorships, these three leaders in major programmes share their hopes and actionables for women, and allies, in the industry.

“We're just talking about infrastructure, which is about design and about building things and about the future. Yet, we really need to design our organizations for that future. And what I find is a lot of the time we're trying to put women, particularly I agree with you, mid-career, but that mid-career is what leads to senior career, into roles that were not designed for us…We have to change the way that we design our organizations so that they're fit for the purpose that we want them to serve, which is to get more diverse people, including women into leadership roles, particularly in an area like infrastructure.” — Tamara Vrooman

In this episode of A WINning Perspective: The WIN Canada Podcast, panel host Riccardo Cossentino sits down with three nominees of The Women’s Infrastructure Network (WIN) Canada WIN Awards: Shormila Chatterjee, Dr. Diana Nada and Johanne Mullen. The panelists share their industry successes, challenges within the male-dominated industry and the power of professional recognition. Plus, the trio discusses the male experience when roles are reversed and they are the only ones of their gender in the room.

In our first episode of A WINning Perspective: The WIN Canada Podcast, panel host Riccardo Cosentino sits down with three nominees of The Women’s Infrastructure Network (WIN) Canada WIN Awards: Marie-Noël Ouellet, Katie Pelly and Yumna Nasir. The panelists share their industry successes, challenges within the male-dominated industry and hopes for the next generation of leaders.

“I found that it became a bit easier—or that I wasn’t the only one—when the people around the table became more diverse. So, even though I might still be the only female in certain meetings, if the men are more diverse in their background, then everyone has to try a little harder to connect to each other and therefore, I can fit in a bit more easily in that conversation.” — Katie Pelly

Welcome to the A WINning Perspective: The WIN Canada Podcast. The Women’s Infrastructure Network (WIN) Canada is a dynamic network that has over 2,500 members in Canada and formal connections with our global counterparts in the other WIN chapters across the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Our podcast’s mission? To shatter glass ceilings and amplify women's voices in the infrastructure sector. Dive into our podcast as we feature WIN members and other inspiring women and discuss the challenges and opportunities of working in the male-dominated industry of infrastructure.