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Meridian focusing on flexibility, mentorship to promote gender equity, female leadership

Sadie Janes — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:00:15 +0000

Meridian Credit Union is focusing on flexibility and mentorship to promote gender equity and female leadership in the historically male-dominated financial industry. According to the Canadian Credit Union Association, in 2023, only eight per cent of Fortune 500 chief executive officers were women. However, at Canada’s credit unions, 30 per cent of CEOs/general managers were […]

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41% of global employers report attaining full gender equity: survey

Sadie Janes — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:00:46 +0000

Just two-fifths (41 per cent) of global employers say they’ve attained full gender equity, according to a new survey by ManpowerGroup. The survey, which polled more than 40,000 employers in 42 countries, found 52 per cent reported pay equity initiatives are on schedule, while the remaining 48 per cent were behind or had no initiatives. […]

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20% of global board positions filled by people from underrepresented groups, ethnicities: report

lbailey — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:00:48 +0000

In 2023, a fifth (20 per cent) of board positions across the globe were filled by individuals that belong to historically underrepresented groups or ethnicities, with nearly a third within their first two years of tenure, according to a report by McKinsey & Company. The report, which polled more than 1,200 companies across 23 countries, […]

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Women represent a quarter of C-suite leaders in North America: report

Sadie Janes — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:00:51 +0000

Women represent roughly a quarter of C-suite leaders in North America, while women of colour represent just one in 16, according to a report by McKinsey & Company. The report, which was based on research from more than 270 companies in the U.S. and Canada, found women of colour faced the steepest drop-off in representation […]

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Colliers focusing on gender diversity, ERGs to attract talent

Sadie Janes — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:00:29 +0000

Colliers North America is building a diverse workforce by promoting gender diversity and using feedback from its employee resource groups, says Muriel Thompson, the organization’s director of social impact and employee relations. “In commercial real estate, we’re all competing for clients who are increasingly interested in our commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion. Many of […]

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Just a third of Canadian employers have boards with 40% women: report

Sadie Janes — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:00:03 +0000

Just 34 per cent of Canadian employers had boards with female representation of 40 per cent or more as of October 2022, according to a new report by MSCI Inc. The report, which analyzed more than 2,800 employers in 18 countries across the Americas and Europe, found more than a third (38 per cent) reported […]

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How employers can support female talent, diversify hiring in male-dominated industries

Sadie Janes — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 14:00:14 +0000

Employers in traditionally male-dominated industries can use flexible benefits and a diversity-minded approach to hiring to attract more female talent, says Deirdre Chong-Smith, a compensation consultant at Eckler Ltd. “Something that tends to get overlooked when thinking about an inclusive workplace is having a flexible benefits package that can cover any type of person or […]

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Report finds women hold a quarter of board seats in Canada

Sadie Janes — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 19:00:44 +0000

A quarter (24 per cent) of board seats in Canada are held by women, up two per cent since last year, according to a new report by the Canadian Securities Administrators. The report, which tracked TSX-listed companies and other non-venture issuers subject to the CSA’s disclosure requirements regarding women on boards and in executive officer […]

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