A new way of looking at how men dominate the business world
They say a problem redefined is a problem half-solved. Nowhere is this truer than with the problem of women on boards and in corner offices.
January 8, 2019
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Category: The Toronto Star
Private foundations would benefit by having diverse leadership
“Male, pale and stale.” Is this the fate of the foundations that give out billions to Canadians? This summer, Britain’s Association of Charitable Foundations revealed the race,
November 5, 2018
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Canada’s richest citizens give the least to charity
While the rich are growing richer, their generosity is getting poorer — not just compared to those earning much less than them, but compared to
March 1, 2018
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Arts boards still don’t represent Toronto’s diversity
Toronto is the most diverse city in the world, yet many of its arts boards are woefully bereft of women and men of colour. Four
August 10, 2017
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Canada isn’t young, but it’s a great place to live
Is Canada young? Not any more. If I heard it once this past weekend, I heard it 150 times: “We’re a young country…” But we’re
July 12, 2017
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Quotas required to have more women on corporate boards?
Of the 12 largest European markets, five – France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Norway — have mandatory quotas on women serving on boards. So, 46
September 27, 2016
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Bike parking falling far short of demand
Toronto needs a dramatic increase in the number of bike racks — and let’s make them attractive while we are at it. If you own a
September 13, 2016
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Working amid the murky legality of assisted dying
Without updated laws, doctors face prison for helping patients die on their own terms Two decades ago, a woman who was deeply involved in the
June 23, 2016
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Toronto’s positively cringeworthy bike lanes debate
Don Tapscott, meet Denzil Minnan-Wong. One of you is a visionary. The other, Toronto’s deputy mayor. Jane Jacobs, meet George Mammoliti. One of you is
May 11, 2016
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If Can content is your thing, then you must head to this Newfoundland festival
WOODY POINT, NFLD-Writersat Woody Point is to summer festivals what Gros Morne is to natural splendours. Both are understated, full of surprises and oddly Canadian.
April 18, 2016
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Gansevoort hotel serves as oasis in midst of New York’s Meatpacking District
NEW YORK-Rundown warehouses, dodgy streets, and zero nightlife filled the city’s Meatpacking District back in 2003. A year later, the boutique hotel Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC, opened
February 1, 2016
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Doctors have killed tobacco. So why can’t they beat obesity?
Today, tobacco is on the run in Canada and the U.S., and in Ontario, it’s even against the law to smoke in your own car
November 3, 2015
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