women in business

A woman pushes a baby stroller through a gentle snow fall on a sidewalk just below Parliament Hill in Ottawa Saturday, January 8, 2011. A new report from Royal Bank of Canada says more than 20,000 women left Canada’s workforce between February and October, but about triple the number of men joined it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Women leaving workforce faster than men, childcare playing big role in exodus: study

The study warns that this pattern could slow down the economic recovery

 

A traffic light on Bay Street in Canada’s financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. A new report says a culture of inequality continues to persist in Canada’s capital markets and the brunt of it is felt by women and people who are racialized, Indigenous or identify as LGBTQ2S+. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Inequality in capital markets sector continues to hurt women, BIPOC and LGBTQ: report

Study revealed that Black women were the least likely to say they were treated equally by firm and manager

 

The new OWBN board, from left: Treasurer, Anita Roy; Marketing Director, Dawn Deschamps; Membership Director, Jollean Chantrel; Secretary, Robin Bruner; Director Helper, Jean Young; President, Sandy McLary; Director Helper, Holly Heppner; Past President, Donna Andres and Vice President, Rena Weme. (Submitted photo)

Oceanside Women’s Business Network elects new board

Organization seeks new members to join

 

‘You’re my first female driver’: B.C. women hit the road in male-dominated ride-hailing sector

‘You’re my first female driver’: B.C. women hit the road in male-dominated ride-hailing sector

Women driving for Uber and Lyft open up about safety, licensing and why they’re in the minority

‘You’re my first female driver’: B.C. women hit the road in male-dominated ride-hailing sector
Head-to-toe fashions for women who deserve better!

Head-to-toe fashions for women who deserve better!

It’s easy enough to find clothes for your mother and your daughter, but what about you?

  • Feb 24, 2020
Head-to-toe fashions for women who deserve better!
(The Canadian Press)

Majority of Canadian boards had no female members in 2016 and 2017: StatCan

Statistics Canada says 18.1 per cent of director seats were held by women in 2017

(The Canadian Press)