Asifa Samji: Canada’s Most Powerful Women – Women’s Executive Network

ASIFA SAMJI – VP, Environmental Services, STANTEC

BIO: Asifa Samji leads approximately 800 staff comprised of environmental scientists, engineers and project managers. She was recently appointed to the company’s first-ever diversity and inclusion council, which reports directly to the CEO with a mandate to identify impacts and develop diversity and inclusion strategies for each business unit.

BREAKING BARRIERS: “Lack of confidence and the fear some women have to ‘show up’ and promote their talents, knowledge and experience has held women back in our industry. We need to create more opportunities for women to hear and learn from success stories of other women. I am currently helping to pilot an internal women’s support network to help female colleagues identify and remove barriers that may be preventing career advancement.”

Source: Women’s Executive Network