Our research and reports provide key insights into the challenges, opportunities, trends and topics impacting women and gender-diverse professionals in Canadian finance.
Our research philosophy is grounded in a commitment to actionable change within the finance sector. We strive to be agents of positive transformation, convening industry stakeholders and leaders in advocating for a more equitable and inclusive finance sector.
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 and gender equity.
Financial institutions that effectively address the gender gap in wealth management and investment advising stand to significantly benefit from the impending wealth transfer.
Our searchable A-Z Glossary provides definitions for a wide variety of phrases/terms relating to workplace equity.
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Funded by the Workplace Opportunities: Removing Barriers to Equity (WORBE) grant, VersaFi conducted a two-year study on allyship in finance. Our upcoming report and toolkit are designed to foster meaningful and actionable allyship within the finance industry.
Gender parity
Financial institutions that effectively address the gender gap in wealth management and investment advising stand to significantly benefit from the impending wealth transfer.
Gender parity
Les institutions financières qui s’attaquent efficacement à l’écart entre les sexes dans la gestion de patrimoine et le conseil en investissement bénéficieront considérablement du transfert de richesse imminent.
Gender parity
Women’s wealth is growing rapidly in Canada, and with it comes the need for advisors who understand their priorities. And yet, only 15-20% of financial advisors are women. So why aren’t more women stepping into these roles?
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Gender parity
A recent study by VersaFi explores the persistent gender equity challenges within the Canadian investment banking sector. The survey results demonstrate that systemic barriers remain, hindering women’s recruitment, retention, and advancement in the sector.
Allyship
Qu’est-ce que l’intersectionnalité? L’intersectionnalité est la reconnaissance du fait que chaque individu a des identités sociales multiples dont les intersections et les interactions influent sur ses expériences, ses avantages et ses désavantages au sein de la société
Allyship
Download our free guide, developed by VersaFi’s Research & Advocacy team on understanding intersectionality in the workplace and putting equitable practices in place.
Allyship
