Half of working-age Canadian women are worried they won’t have enough money to cover care and medical expenses once they retire, according to a new study by HSBC Bank Canada. Apart from medical needs, almost half (44 per cent) of this group said they’re afraid they’ll struggle to pay for basic necessities during retirement, compared with 37 […]
Despite efforts to diversify corporate boards and include more women, female executives are still a rarity and earn much less than their male counterparts, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. It found only four per cent of chief executive officers in Canada are women and they make up just 10 […]
La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is launching an initiative to support the growth of companies owned by women. The program, Cheffes de file, will invite selected women entrepreneurs in Quebec who are leading promising companies, specifically decision-makers and shareholders of companies with sales ranging from $5 to $20 million. Functioning as a […]