State of the industry
WWD is a national initiative to ensure Canada has a sustainable and competitive workforce by inspiring employers and empowering women to choose to build a career in our sector.
Thanks to the efforts already underway from forward-thinking employers, women employed in trucking and logistics increased by 27% between 2021 and 2016 — that’s 26,235 more women joining our sector who recognize the opportunities for rewarding careers.
Flagship event
Women with Drive Leadership Summit
The Women with Drive Leadership Summit is one of the best places for professional learning and networking with like-minded career-forward leaders and developing leaders. The annual full-day event has been held in Toronto since 2014 in March during the week of International Women’s day.
Regional Women with Drive and Women with Drive Hits the Road events are also held periodically.
Leading the way
Women’s Leadership Accord
THRC launched this program in 2025 to spotlight organizations leading the way in creating great workplaces for women — organizations that are taking concrete action to recruit, retain, and support women, encourage their success, and showcase opportunities in our sector for a fulfilling career.
These organizations have already earned a Certificate of Excellence:
These organizations are taking concrete action to recruit, retain, and support women, encourage their success, and showcase opportunities in our sector for a fulfilling career.
Become an Accord signatory
- Commit to meet the program’s four pillars: gender equity, inclusivity, safety, and empowerment
- Earn a Certificate of Excellence
Featured resources
Checking Your Blind Spots: Identifying Gender Gaps in the Workplace
Identify gender gaps and turn insight into action. This toolkit helps trucking and logistics employers assess workplace gender equity through leadership discussion questions, a gender-focused SWOT analysis, employee survey questions, policy review guidance, and practical next steps to support women’s participation, safety, retention, and advancement.
Women at Work: Best Practices Guide
Attract, hire, retain, and advance more women in trucking and logistics. This best practices guide helps employers assess gender gaps, strengthen recruitment and hiring, improve workplace safety, support retention, create career pathways, build mentorship opportunities, and foster a more inclusive
Women with Drive: Maintaining our Momentum
Understand what is driving women’s participation in trucking and logistics. This research summary explores labour market challenges, women’s workforce trends, career-seeking women’s perceptions, employer actions, safety and work-life balance concerns, industry image, mentorship, training, and opportunities to recruit, retain, and advance more women.