Has the Free Market Failed Canadian Women?
Jennifer Reynolds, CEO of Women in Capital Markets, joins BIV to discuss why the free market has failed to improve gender diversity and whether it's t...
Read moreIt's being seen by some as a missed opportunity - one reaction from President & CEO of Women in Capital Markets, Jennifer Reynolds.
The recent McKinsey report, "The Power of Parity: Advancing Women's Equality in Canada", demonstrated that Canada would be able to add 150 billion dollars in GDP growth by 2026 through the advancement of women's equality.
"The interesting thing when you look at that 150 billion is that the majority comes from two different places: getting women's labour participation number up, which have unfortunately declined recently and getting women involved with the different types of careers in STEM."