Breakfast Television | September 13, 2018
WCM SheBiz Calgary
Hannah Smerek from SheBiz Calgary and student Christine Philip explain what girls in Grades 9-11 can find at the WCM SheBiz Calgary conference.
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WCM | September 11, 2018
Recap: Women in the World Canada 2018 Summit
WCM was honoured to attend the 2018 Women in the World Summit and be amongst incredible women and their allies.
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WCM actively engages with the media to bring gender diversity issues to the forefront of the public and corporate dialogues. Through awareness and education, our goal is to inspire meaningful action to drive change and increase women’s representation in our industry, in our economy and in our country’s leadership teams.
Read on for updates on our advocacy initiatives and interesting media coverage. You can also check out our Research and Reports section for in-depth research and leading data on the economic imperative of gender parity and related topics.
Institute for Gender & the Economy | September 20, 2018
Recap: WCM - A Panel Discussion with The Institute for Gender & the Economy
Why has there not been more progress promoting gender diversity, particularly at the managerial level, in capital markets? To explore this question, i...
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WCM | September 19, 2018
WCM Names New Additions to Board-Ready Directory
WCM is proud to announce the addition of 13 women to our Board-Ready Directory.
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The Globe and Mail | September 17, 2018
TSX-Listed Firms See More Women On Boards, But Top Tier Still Stagnant: Report
The number of women occupying seats in the boardrooms of Canada’s large, publicly listed companies is inching higher, but gender diversity is stagnati...
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Breakfast Television | September 13, 2018
WCM SheBiz Calgary
Hannah Smerek from SheBiz Calgary and student Christine Philip explain what girls in Grades 9-11 can find at the WCM SheBiz Calgary conference.
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WCM | September 11, 2018
Recap: Women in the World Canada 2018 Summit
WCM was honoured to attend the 2018 Women in the World Summit and be amongst incredible women and their allies.
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WCM | August 16, 2018
WCM Announces 2018 Recipients of Emerging Leaders Program
In 2018, we are pleased to have 24 women from our chapters across Canada participate in the program. Since the program’s launch in 2014, 85 women have...
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Capitalize 4 Kids | August 15, 2018
Capitalize 4 Kids' Best Ideas Investors Conference
Join Senior Professionals from prominent Family Offices, Pension Plans, and Asset Managers at Canada's Can't-Miss Capital Markets event.
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Catalyst Canada | August 15, 2018
Catalyst Canada Honours
The Catalyst Canada Honours annually recognizes exceptional role models for accelerating progress for women through workplace inclusion.
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Canadian Press | July 31, 2018
The Corporate Climb: Stalled Progress for Women in Canadian C-Suites
None of Canada’s TSX 60 companies were headed by a woman and two-thirds did not include a single woman among top earners during their latest fiscal ye...
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CPA Canada | July 30, 2018
Young Women: The Wealth Generators of Today
A recent study, sponsored by RBC Wealth Management, revealed that high-net-worth young females around the world are savvier than preceding generations...
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The New Yorker | July 23, 2018
How the BBC Women Are Working Toward Equal Pay
When Carrie Gracie discovered that her salary was lower than that of her male peers, she blamed herself. But wage disparities are a social problem wit...
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The Globe and Mail | July 20, 2018
University of Waterloo engineering applicants sell themselves differently based on gender,...
Students applying to engineering programs at the University of Waterloo must answer a simple essay question: Why do you want to be an engineer? New r...
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BNN Bloomberg | July 09, 2018
How to Improve Canada's Push for More Female Execs
Camilla Sutton, president and CEO of Women in Capital Markets, tells BNN Bloomberg what needs to happen to boost the proportion of women executives in...
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WCM | July 09, 2018
WCM 2018 Return to Bay Street Award Winners
WCM is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Return to Bay Street Award Program.
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BNN Bloomberg | July 06, 2018
One in 100: Canada's 'embarrassing' lack of female CEOs among top TSX companies
At the recent G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Quebec, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau placed gender equality at the top of the priority list. While Trudeau has...
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The New York Times | July 06, 2018
Financial World’s A-List Could Take Hollywood’s Cue on Inclusion
Hollywood is ripe with discussions about inclusion riders: a contract for a lead actor that ensures a diverse gender and ethnic cast and crew for a pr...
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CNN Money | July 06, 2018
GM Will Soon Have a Female CFO and CEO. That's Rare
Only 23 companies in the Fortune 500 have a female CEO. Hershey (HSY) is the only other company on that list that has also women in both the CEO and C...
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The New York Times | July 06, 2018
The Number of Female Chief Executives Is Falling
The number of female executives fell by 25 percent this year. Experts say the challenges women face are bigger than their individual choices. There ar...
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June 20, 2018
BCA Investment Conference 2018
This year’s BCA Investment Conference is from September 23 – 25 in Toronto and features leading American economist, Janet L. Yellen.
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June 14, 2018
Volunteer Opportunities Available on WCM's Toronto Steering Committee
WCM is currently seeking professionals (male and female) who are committed to advancing gender diversity, to volunteer on WCM's Toronto Steering Commi...
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CNBC | June 13, 2018
How This 23-year-old Became the Only full-time Woman Trader at the New York Stock Exchange
Working in an industry where you are one of very few women can be challenging enough — but imagine what it's like to be the only woman on staff.
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