A new report by Deloitte Report shows women’s leadership gap remains. Here are some of the findings. Women hold 15 percent of board seats worldwide, a slight increase from 2015. Organizations with women in the top leadership positions have almost double the number of board seats held by women. Women hold only 4 percent of CEO and […]
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There’s a great new website available for those who want to start using their money to do something about the lack of women in leadership. It is called Femeconomy and it offers a simple way to shop for the things you love through a gender lens – by presenting more than 700 brands that meet its criteria
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According to the Olser website: A recent Bloomberg news piece by Natalie Obiko Pearson reviews the current state of gender diversity on corporate boards in Canada. In the article, Pearson cites research from Catalyst as well as from the Canada chapter of the 30% Club which is about to release a white paper revealing that women
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This is nothing short of brilliant. I am going to try to talk Equal Voice Canada in doing a similar things.Women 50 50 The campaign for at least 50% representation of women in our Parliament, in our councils and on public boards
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Congratulations to Alex Johnston the new executive director of Catalyst, an organization dedicated to advancing women. She is a Toronto lawyer with a gender-neutral name! In a recent article she shared some statistics that show that women are still rare in corporate boardrooms. No surprise except things are getting worse. So I say, rather than
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This is a radical and fantastic move. Why now. Because there is a woman the helm of the Ontario Securities Commission: Maureen Jensen, Executive Director and Chief Administrative Officer of the OSC. http://www.osc.gov.on.ca/en/NewsEvents_nr_20130731_osc-58-401.htm
Good news: The Securities Commission wants to count women on Boards! Read More »
Thanks to Shelley Fralic for her May 27 article in the Vancouver Sun. She is one of the first journalists in main stream media to use the word “patriarchy.” Good for her. although I found out later she was verbally attacked later (sadly). Here are her dangerous words: “Face it: It’s still a man’s world…” “Patriarchy is alive and well. Men
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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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