Woman of the Week: Jennifer Reynolds

Women's Post| April 07, 2017

Jennifer Reynolds, president and CEO of Women in Capital Markets (WCM), thinks there is an ingrained corporate and economic culture that is to blame for the lack of gender equality within the financial industry. The number of women in positions of power has stagnated, and in 2017, that isn't a good thing.

"I think sometimes people aren't aware that Canada has fallen behind in terms of women in senior roles, on boards for examples," Reynolds said. "Our representation is 12 per cent. Europe has representation up to 30-40 per cent. We, as a country, have fallen really far behind."

WCM is the largest network of professional women in the Canadian capital markets. This group of women try to educate younger generations in the finance industry to consider careers in capital markets and advocate for greater gender diversity on boards and senior management. The organization hosts over 80 events a year and leads a number of campaigns, both in-person and online.

Reynolds became involved with WCM in 2000 and started volunteering for the then-grassroots organization helping educate young high school girls about careers involving math. She also volunteered for the mentorship program.

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