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February 4, 2021

The Globe And Mail: Bay Street Supports Board Diversity In Theory, But Not In Practice. Time To End The Hypocrisy

Bay Street's boys' club has a long history of making nonsensical excuses to exclude women from positions of power. One infamous incident occurred in 1976, when W.Earle McLaughlin , then chairman and president of Royal Bank of Canada, caused an uproar when he claimed the country's largest bank couldn't find a qualified women....

December 31, 2020

50-30 Backgrounder for Organizations

Innovation, Science and Industry has been working with stakeholders, partners, and diversity organizations in a bottom-up approach to create the 50 – 30 Challenge. Minister Bains will be...

December 30, 2020

Embracing diversity in the workplace: A good business decision

Canada’s greatest resource is its people. Businesses and organizations benefit from having the right people, reflecting Canada’s full diversity, putting their talents to use...

November 30, 2020

Join us to make the difference: The 50-30 Challenge: Your Diversity Advantage

Ryerson’s Diversity Institute applauds the federal government’s recent announcement of The 50 – 30 Challenge: Your Diversity Advantage. This initiative will bring together the federal government with corporate partners, community organizations...

October 26, 2020

50-30 CHALLENGE: Your Diversity Advantage

We just became one of the 60 founding partners across Canada for this initiative and we’ve been asked to provide input to the details of this “challenge”. We are excited to be part of the efforts of accelerating diversity actions on corporate boards and senior management.