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From YouTube: MARCH 1 2021 Statements Brenda Bailey
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
1st Session
42nd Parliament
A
A
Challenge
I
speak
to
you
today
from
the
traditional
territory
of
the
coast,
salish
people,
the
squamish,
musqueam
and
slava
tooth
nations.
I
rise
in
the
house
today
for
the
first
time,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
voters
of
vancouver,
falls
creek
for
putting
their
trust
in
me.
Thank
you
to
all
who
made
this
lifelong
goal
a
reality.
B
B
B
B
Nida
is
a
newcomer
to
canada
and
a
mom
who
spent
several
years
out
of
the
workforce
as
a
participant
in
the
ywca's
tech
connect.
Nida
was
matched
with
a
mentor.
A
senior
software
developer
at
amazon
web
services
prior
to
enrolling
in
the
tech
connect
program.
Nida
was
struggling
with
how
to
proceed
with
her
job
search.
B
She
had
withdrawn
from
a
phd
program
at
mcgill
university
several
years
earlier,
when
she
became
pregnant
and
had
been
out
of
the
workforce
for
multiple
years
and
was
struggling
to
re-engage
nida's
mentor
quickly
identified
her
skill
set
and
provided
her
with
clarity
on
what
roles
to
target
in
her
job
search.
Her
mentor
also
let
her
know
about
microsoft's
leap
program,
an
immersive
six
to
eight
month
program
that
provides
professional
women
in
technology,
the
opportunity
to
re-enter
the
workforce
after
an
extended
absence,
tech
connect,
supported
nida
through
the
application
process.