This is not just good for business, it's good for Canada
The time for action is now and WCT invites you to be part of the solution.
In 2018, WCT released Closing the Gender Gap: A Blueprint for Women's Leadership in the Digital Economy, an extensive report exploring strategies which have been proven to help attarct, retain and advance women in ICTM. You can download the report by filling out the form on the right.
Let's Talk About Closing the Gender Gap: A Blueprint for Women's Leadership Report
With input from more than 250 leaders from across Canada, Closing the Gender Gap distills the known universe of strategies, policies and programs to attract, retain and advance women in digital industries in Canada.
The report identifies the barriers to closing the gender gap and outlines clear recommendations for employers to improve their practices and leverage female talent more effectively. All topics of diversity in the workplace are discussed in the report, including quotas, pay-equity and sexual harassment.
Let's Talk About Closing the Gender Gap: An Executive Panel Discussion
To launch the report, WCT hosted an executive panel discussion at Corus Entertainment. Carolyn Jarvis, Chief Investigative Report for Global News moderated a panel conversation with Barbara Williams, COO at Corus Entertainment, Paul Vallée, Founder and CEO Pythian, and Jules Andrew, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Operations and Payments at RBC
Video Highlights:
Barbara Williams on The Importance of Metric
Jules Andrew on Unconscious Bias
Barbara Williams on Merit
Paul Vallee on Bro Culture
Paul Vallee on The Competetive Advantage
Closing the Gender Gap - Shann McGrail