Women in Capital Markets

WCMElevate

Excel in each stage of your career.

Taking your Career to the Next Level

WCMElevate is a virtual* workshop style program designed for mid-level female professionals currently employed in capital markets.

Your network. Build influential and empowering professional relationships;
Your learning. Develop professional skills for career advancement;
Your access to resources for career development (career coach, experts, educational materials);
Your knowledge and awareness of gender diversity and inclusion.

*Pending restrictions, we will explore doing an in-person networking event in Toronto toward the end of the program.

program criteria

eligibility

Participants must have 5-10 years professional experience;
Participants must be currently employed within the financial industry
Participants must submit a complete application including a response to the reflection question: How have you committed to your career development over the last two years? (Maximum 300 words)
Participants must be a WCM member in good standing and submit a complete application

Program Cost | $300 + HST

key dates

August 2021 Applications Opens

October 4 2021: Applications Closes
October - All successful applicants are notified

November 25, 2021: Session 1

January 18, 2022: Session 2

February 16, 2022: Session 3

March 23, 2022: Session 4

April 28, 2022: Session 5

Programs

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Since 1995 WCM has been designing and evolving our professional programming to meet the needs of professionals in Canadian capital markets. With programs curated for each level of your career, our programming provides the resources, knowledge and skill development that will propel and advance your career. Designed to support your professional development journey, discover our programs for entry, mid and executive level professionals.

WCMAspire

A customized workshop-style program for entry to mid-level female finance professionals (0-5 years of experience).

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WCMSoar

A customized workshop-style program for senior-level finance professionals (10+ years of experience). This program includes a peer mentorship componen...

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key information

What is Elevate?

Elevate is a virtual 5 month program with 5 workshop sessions. Workshop sessions feature high calibre speakers and professional development experts, presenting on topics that support mid-level women as you move your career forward into senior leadership positions and grow your professional network.

This program is designed for women with 5-10 years in capital markets who are in or aspire to leadership positions. Workshop topics are designed to help you grow into senior leadership positions.

Part of the Elevate program, Peer to Peer Mentoring is where applicants will be matched with 2 peers throughout the cycle of the program. Through this non-structured component, applicants will share stories from their career journey and gain valuable learning opportunities from their peers.

To get the most out of this program you will be expected to get involved with networking opportunities, complete pre-work before sessions & show up to all sessions prepared to fully engage.

Session Dates & Times

+ × Authentic Presence: Compel and Inspire through your Communication: November 25 | 5- 6 pm ET

Communicating authentically is one of the most important elements to working on a team with others.

This interactive and engaging session will focus on:

• Deepening your understanding of how critical “presence” is in the world of work.
• Beginning the process of
developing “your” own definition
and roadmap for “becoming”
• Learn and practice key skills and techniques that enhance your ability to persuade and have impact.
• Unpack and begin using the core leadership communication
competencies that can make or
break the impact you have.

Speaker: Kanina Blanchard
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+ × Mental Resilience: January 18 | 12 - 1:30 pm ET

This workshop will provide educational and experiential tools for sustained mental health and practical knowledge to help build mental resilience. Based on a prevention-oriented paradigm of integral health, the workshop will serve to improve the understanding of the mind and common mental disorders, while increasing resilience and creativity, reducing burnout, and promoting collaboration. The session will include experiential exercises to help integrate and apply knowledge in practical ways.

Speaker: Milena Braticevic

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+ × Conflict Management and Resolution: February 16 | 5-6 pm ET

The management of tension, conflict, ambiguity, and radical difference between ourselves and others is one of the core skill sets of competent executives.

This workshop will help participants map, understand,
and, where applicable re-design how they communicate and relate to others in difficult interpersonal situations.

Participants will practice how to apply principles of building trust, conflict de-escalation, and
conflict resolution, in situations involving differences of perspectives when a collaborative outcome is
essential.

Speaker: Maja Dijikic

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+ × Inclusive Leadership: Leading with Difference: March 23 | 12- 1pm ET

More information coming soon!

Speaker: Gene Jamieson
+ × Career Mobility, Progress and Performance - Industry Panel: April 28 | 5-6 pm ET

This session will feature a panel of industry leaders as they share successes and lessons learned throughout their career. You will walk away with insights on how to elevate your career to the next level.