Ninety percent of the women surveyed said, yes, there is a need for companies to increase the number of women in senior management. But only 42 percent of the men surveyed agreed! http://www.conferenceboard.ca/press/newsrelease/13-05-15/he_says_she_says_gender_gap_persists_in_attitudes_toward_women_s_advancement_in_the_workplace.aspx
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Here is the press release: There is still time to sign up for The Power Walk for Dress for Success! So far we’ve raised just over $16,000. Help us reach our goal of $25,000– this will help support 166 women through our programs. We are expecting lots of sunshine- so come out and join us for
Dress for Success walk is this Saturday Read More »
This is not only a fantastic event but also a small way of supporting such hard-working women that are hardly recognized in the testosterone-fueled television and film industry. I will check on the dates and post them here.
Go to the Vancouver Women in Film Festival Read More »
I have been writing 2 books on advancing women and girls for over four years now. It just occured to me that if I really wanted to get all my ideas out to the world quickly it would be better to write 8-10 smaller practical ebooks than 2 big hardcover books. So I recently chunked my books
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Good idea. Title IX as a law forced funding equality for female athletes. Maybe we need a similar law to force boards to hire women. Read Judith Samuelson’s article. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/judith-samuelson/corporate-boards-women_b_1761615.html/
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Each May the YWCA honours women (Women of Distinction) but did you know they also have an award for the most Innovative Workplace? This award is given to an organisation that helps their employees manage work-life balance, offers affordable child care and provides flexible work hours. These are the very things that women need to be be able to both work for
SAP wins award for creating workplaces that support women Read More »
I saw a great article in the Report on Business in March about the great work of Women in Capital Markets. This is a group of women who are promoting programs inside banks and financial institutions that advance women. I will try to pull together a list of all the fantastic ways that companies work with women
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Yeah for Martha Fell, CEO of Women in Capital Markets. It is a not-for-profit group dedicated to promoting the entry and advancement of women in the financial industry. Routing Number BANCFIRST Luckily for her, BMO Nesbitt Burns and a few other biggies shares her concern for the lack of women in their sector and have
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Watch this video on how Goldman Sachs came to see women as an important investment. Routing Number BANCFIRST Goldman Sachs Women
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