Our research and reports provide key insights into the challenges, opportunities, trends and topics impacting women and gender-diverse professionals in Canadian finance.
Explore VersaFi’s dynamic research landscape, encompassing in-house studies, collaborative projects with industry partners, and commissioned research from third-party vendors. We deliver comprehensive insights that empower informed decision-making. Discover our reports which reflect our commitment to comprehensive analysis and strategic insights in the realms of finance, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Download our free guide, developed by VersaFi’s Research & Advocacy team on understanding intersectionality in the workplace and putting equitable practices in place.
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Allyship
Download our free guide, developed by VersaFi’s Research & Advocacy team on understanding intersectionality in the workplace and putting equitable practices in place.
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Workplace Flexibility
VersaFi (formerly WCM)’s The Future of Work in Finance report provides a snapshot of employee experiences with remote work in the pandemic specific to Canadian finance and offers targeted recommendations for organizations to support building equitable and productive hybrid work models.
Parental leave
VersaFi (formerly WCM)’s The Parent Potential provides a snapshot of corporate parental policies in Canada’s finance industry. The report includes a pulse check on employee experiences and pain points as it relates to parental leave.
Psychological safety
Psychological safety is a cultural pillar of high-performing companies. This handbook outlines four ways leaders and people managers can ensure they cultivate psychological safety in their organizations.
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The Equity Equation is an industry-wide analysis of employee experiences in Canada’s finance industry, looking at how personal identities including gender, race and sexual orientation, impact experiences at work. The report includes a new, innovative roadmap to equity, diversity and inclusion, and is a must-read for any professional or firm looking to advance ED&I. The findings are based on survey data collected in 2019 from 600 professionals in Canada’s capital markets.
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VersaFi (formerly WCM)’s research on representation targets for women and racialized persons confirms that support for targets, written policies and term limits has increased materially since the implementation of the OSC’s Comply or Explain. A survey of 500 capital markets professionals reveals the majority of respondents are strongly in favour of targets for executive and board roles and amending legislation to support rapid diversification of corporate boards.
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