The Plague-Ground – One Way to Close the Power Gap
Four years ago, Robyn Doolittle wrote a series for the Globe and Mail called Unfounded. That word is stamped on sexual assault cases closed by
January 27, 2021
August 9, 2021
Tags: Gender Diversity
Mandating quotas will ensure women have a spot at the C-suite table
Germany’s coalition government recently voted to enforce quotas for women in senior management of the country’s public companies. Next year, management boards with more than three members
December 10, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – There’s No Power Like CEO Power
Next February, Jane Fraser will become the CEO of Citigroup, making her the first female CEO of a giant Wall Street bank. This is great,
September 14, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Women’s Faces in Urgent Places
I think one reason Canada’s doing ‘okay’ in beating back COVID-19 is that we have so many women in charge of fighting it. Half of
March 29, 2020
August 9, 2021
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
August 9, 2021
Canadian Women Are Storming The Ivory Towers
True, Hilary Clinton didn’t break through the Everest of glass ceilings. True, 44 per cent of Canada’s public companies don’t have even one woman on their boards.
March 6, 2017
August 9, 2021
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
August 9, 2021
What Happens When We Pass Beyond The Point Of Gender Parity?
What beats gender parity? Gender dominance. And it’s busting out in some telling places. Last month, media reported that women will outnumber men on what
April 15, 2016
August 9, 2021
Gender diversity on corporate boards won’t happen until we limit terms
Last month brought the news that nearly 20 per cent of Canada’s board members are women. That is a lot better than a decade ago, when it
December 15, 2015
August 9, 2021
The misplaced optimism of gender diversity targets
So how’s the Ontario Security Commission’s new “comply or explain” policy doing in nudging our public companies to put more women on their boards? Well,
June 4, 2015
August 9, 2021
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