December 06, 2021
Celebrating the 2021 WCM Awards Recipients
Meet the 2021 WCM Award Recipients shaping Canada's finance industry.
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November 15, 2021
WCM Report | The Parent Potential
WCM's The Parent Potential provides a snapshot of corporate parental policies in Canada's finance industry. The report includes a pulse check on emplo...
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October 07, 2021
Cultivating Psychological Safety: A Handbook for People Managers
Learn how you can harness psychological safety to improve your organization's performance and meet ED&I goals.
Read moreWCM 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.
The Globe and Mail | June 20, 2021
Why unequal parental leave hurts everyone
Gender inequalities in caregiving are one of the many contributing factors to gender inequality in the workplace.
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June 17, 2021
Dads, don’t skimp on paternity leave – your kids, women, and a more equitable workforce, a...
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June 14, 2021
Announcing the 2021 WCM Champions of Change
Congratulations to the 18 corporate leaders who are the recipients of WCM’s 2021 Champions of Change Award.
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June 08, 2021
Getting to Know: Vanessa Reed
WCM is pleased to welcome our newest team member, Vanessa Reed!
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June 07, 2021
How parents can create better work-life balance with Hacking Sophia
Join Hacking Sophia co-founders Janet Winkler and Katie Diamond to start rethinking how you spend time and get on the road to time well spent.
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June 07, 2021
Turning Commitment into Action: How WCM’s Equity Impact series connects the dots from rese...
WCM's Equity Impact events connect the dots between research, and the essential advocacy and policy changes needed to address commitments around ED&I
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The Globe and Mail | May 23, 2021
Equity, diversity and inclusion strategies that actually work
Many approaches to addressing gender parity in the work force have focused on getting more women into the talent pipeline, especially in senior or lea...
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May 20, 2021
Updates from the 2021 WCM Annual General Meeting
Women in Capital Markets (WCM) held its Annual General Meeting and announces the following updates.
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May 18, 2021
WCM Research | Call for participation
Share your insights on parental leave and help shape the future of leaves in our industry.
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May 11, 2021
EDI on BIV: Why women-centric programs don't work
Katie Squires Thompson, B.C.- based chief strategy officer of Women in Capital Markets discusses The Equity Equation and recommendations for companies...
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May 10, 2021
WCM welcomes Laurentian Bank Securities (LBS) as a sponsor, continuing commitment to equit...
WCM welcomes Laurentian Bank Securities (LBS) – the Capital Markets business at Laurentian Bank – as a sponsor in the mid-size Financial Institution s...
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May 06, 2021
WCM’s Ascend Gala: Ascending together
We warmly invite you to WCM’s Ascend gala and celebrate of our 2020 and 2021 Champions of Change.
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May 04, 2021
5 Reasons Canada Should Have a National Child Care Program
Affordable, accessible and high-quality child care is necessary and long-overdue infrastructure to achieve gender equality and equity.
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Investment Executive | April 20, 2021
Making diversity a priority
A feature with CEO & President, Lara Zink on how WCM will increase support to marginalized groups.
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Rule Breaker with Jess Weisz | April 12, 2021
Why Women in Capital Markets Matters
How WCM is changing the system for bankers and our overall economy.
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April 07, 2021
WCM continues expansion across Canada with new Prairies chapter
Women in Capital Markets (WCM) is launching a new chapter based in Regina, Saskatchewan.
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March 29, 2021
WCM | The Hustle
WCM 'The Hustle' offers a glimpse into what we have been up to lately and some necessary shout outs to those in our network contributing to the hustle...
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