Women

The Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics page is a resource hub for stats regarding gender and D&I within all sectors in Canada. Topics include: Business performance and ownership; Labour; Population & demographics; Science & technology; and Income, pensions, spending and wealth.

Women in the Workplace 2018 draws on data from 279 companies employing more than 13 million people. The report found that the progress of gender representation in corporate America has stalled and that the underrepresentation cannot be explained by attrition. In addition to the delve into the status of women in corporate America, the report presents 6 actionable takeaways for companies.

PwC’s Annual Corporate Directors Survey has gauged the views of public company directors from across the United States on a variety of corporate governance matters for more than a decade. Key findings from this issue: Setting the corporate tone through middle management is key; 64% of directors evaluate company culture using their “gut feeling”; 94% of directors agree that board diversity brings unique perspectives to the boardroom. but more than half (52%) say board diversity efforts are driven by political correctness.

Responsible Investing: Charting a Sustainable Advantage explores the conclusions drawn from RBC GAM’s 2022 survey of institutional asset owners and investment consultants from the US, Canada, Europe and Asia on their attitudes towards responsible investing and ESG integration. Key findings include: Gender diversity on corporate boards continues to be important; and responsible investing is increasingly considered to be a fiduciary responsibility.

Part of McKinsey’s Women in the Workplace research, conducted in partnership with LeanIn.Org, this report examines the gender-parity gap in financial services and looks at what can be done to close it. The research finds that women in the financial sector in North America, currently hold less than 22% of C-Suite roles, and blames this lacklustre representation on lesser rates of promotion than male counterparts.

This Catalyst Quick Take summarises data and findings from a large body of research on the benefits of diversity. It focuses on the topics of Talent, Innovation & Group Performance, Reputation & Responsibility, and Financial Performance.

This study of diversity in the workplace reaffirms the global relevance of the link between diversity. Results include: The relationship between diversity and business performance persists; Both gender and ethnic/cultural diversity contribute to higher profitability; and The penalty for bottom-quartile performance on diversity persists.

Catalyst has produced a report detailing the gender wage gap of select OECD countries. Australia, Canada, and the U.S. are featured more prominently, with the U.S. section including a breakdown of racial factors on earnings. The report states that the global gender wage gap will not close until 2186 at its continued rate.