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A long overdue transformation is seemingly underway in Canada’s finance industry. It's a change defined not by numbers on a balance sheet, but by the increasing prominence and continued resilience of Black women and gender-diverse professionals in the finance sector.

EN: Toronto, ON (January 30, 2024) – Despite ongoing efforts to achieve true equity in the workplace, many senior-level women continue to face challenges and barriers that prevent them from accelerating their careers and taking on more advanced positions. WCM’s Executive Leaders Program, created to address this issue head-on within the financial sector, today named the 17 […]

TORONTO, ON (January 16, 2024) – Women in Capital Markets (WCM) today announced that Tanya van Biesen has been appointed to the role of President and CEO, effective January 29, 2024. Tanya will leverage her wealth of experience to contribute to WCM’s expansion and development strategy, which will include a rebranding initiative in the coming months, and to […]

On December 4, 2023, we brought together over 400 finance professionals to celebrate our 2023 Leadership Awards winners and another successful year of WCM impact! To all of our members, sponsors and supporters, thank you for making this year’s Awards celebration bigger and better than ever. Each year, the Leadership Awards allow us to end […]

Annual Awards Recognize Individuals and Organizations Focused on Accelerating Equity in Finance Toronto, ON (December 4, 2023) – Women in Capital Markets (WCM), a national not-for-profit advocacy organization that works to accelerate equity, diversity and inclusion in finance, announced the winners of its 2023 Leadership Awards during an Awards Reception in Toronto earlier this evening. […]

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.