Women in Capital Markets

The Globe and Mail | October 31, 2018

Bringing Up Baby at a Financial Advisory Firm

Maternity leave is still an issue that working women must deal with when they are looking to sustain their careers beyond leave.

WCM | October 31, 2018

WCM Presents to the Australian High Commission & the UK Government Equality Office

This week, WCM presented to the Australian High Commission, the UK Government Equality Office, & the Federal Status of Women Canada

WCM | October 16, 2018

Recap: Fostering inclusion: WCM & GATE Design Sprint

On Oct 1, WCM & Rotman's Institute for Gender and the Economy hosted a challenge that used design thinking and empathy to encourage students to propos...

WCM | October 15, 2018

The Canadian Gender & Good Governance Alliance Releases the CEO Blueprint

On October 15th, The Alliance released the CEO Blueprint: a how-to guide for CEOs on how to build and lead gender balanced organizations

Advocating for change

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.

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TIME Magazine | October 01, 2018

California Has Become the First State to Require Women in the Boardroom

California has become the first state to require publicly traded companies to include women on their boards of directors, one of several laws boosting...

BMO Capital Markets | September 28, 2018

BMO Capital Markets Donates 100% of Equity Trading Commissions Earned in North America & E...

BMO Capital Markets will be donating 100% of equity trading commissions earned in North America and Europe to 8 charitable organizations that provide ...

Advisor's Edge | September 28, 2018

Stop losing talented advisors: How the industry can attract—and keep—more women

Advisory services and construction have something in common, and it’s not just their respective skills in building solid foundations. Rather, it’s th...

WCM | September 26, 2018

WCM Event Recap: WCM's Innovative Speaker Series Presents: Gillian Tett, Financial Times

On September 25, 2018, WCM held an Innovative Speaker Series, hosted by Blake's, with Gillian Tett from the Financial Times.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...