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Toronto, ON (November 1, 2023) - WCM (Women in Capital Markets) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2023 Emerging Leaders Award Program. These 56 women, from 22 different Canadian financial institutions, exemplify the high standards and accomplishments of women in the mid-stage of their careers (five to 10 years) and demonstrate the ongoing need and importance of accelerating true equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the workplace.

This September, WCM, 100 Women in Finance, Women in ETFs, and Women in Payments came together for the first time to host a networking event for the entire finance community in Toronto: Breaking Barriers: Unleashing the Potential of Women in Finance! Attendees got the opportunity to network with professionals of all levels and to participate […]

In a recent Globe and Mail article, the concept of a glass cliff was shared relating to the departure of a woman CEO from one of the finance industry’s top banks. Glass cliff represents women being positioned in leadership roles when organizations are in turmoil (i.e., crisis appointments and subsequently happily letting these women take the fall during difficult times.

Over the weekend, a US-based columnist for the Globe and Mail shared his thoughts around remote work - calling upon employers to demand back-to-work mandates. Titled “Dear entitled white-collar workers; Time to grow up and return to the office”, the opinion piece fails to consider the various factors at play which could have been clarified with research and education. WCM is committed to addressing the many unfounded myths that prevail on this subject.

September 1st, 2023 – We wish Lara well as she pursues an external career opportunity and would like to thank her for her dedication and commitment to our organization over the past 2-1/2 years. Lara has significantly grown WCM’s organizational capability and sponsorship base and we look forward to her continuing to be an active […]

Empowering women requires shifting the lens from women to dominant systems, cultural norms, and institutional frameworks. Empowering women in leadership and finance should not be a mere aspiration; it should be an imperative to reconfigure systems that perpetuate barriers and fail to hold organizations accountable for lack of progress. The onus can no longer be on women to individually – and collectively – shoulder the fight for gender equity.

Much has been written about Barbie’s brilliant, brightly-coloured takedown of the patriarchy since it arrived in theaters in late July. Greta Gerwig’s live-action film based on the iconic doll has received equal measure of praise and backlash for its feminist agenda, which cleverly points out the pitfalls of the “real world,” where women must “always be extraordinary, but somehow we’re always doing it wrong,” as America Ferrera’s character delivers in her now-viral monologue.

Through six awards categories in total, these annual awards recognize individuals (women, men and gender-diverse professionals) and firms that focus on creating an equitable workforce through measurable strategies and tactics that increase innovation, and lead to more diverse teams and improved business outcomes.

Our thanks to the 700+ people who attended our Gala last Thursday at the Fairmont Royal York to celebrate the accomplishments of 20 incredible Champions of Change! It was a fantastic evening of celebration and networking, bringing together a wide-range of Canada's finance industry.