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A new awareness campaign called “It’s not complicated,” demonstrating that there are career opportunities for women in traditionally male-dominated sectors like science, engineering and skilled trades.
An online campaign inspired by WWII posters is hoping to encourage women to switch jobs and move into STEM fields. Audra Brown with why the pandemic might be the perfect time for women to rethink their careers.
Statistics show that women’s careers have suffered disproportionately during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a not-for profit is launching a campaign to ensure “women are supported and empowered in Canada’s economic recovery.”
Women have been impacted even more than most according to a poll undertaken by the Prosperity Project tracking poll and Statistics Canada labour force data analyzed in a RBC report from November 2020.
Women — who bore the brunt of job losses, layoffs, reduced hours and child care during a year of COVID-19 lockdowns — worry what the return to a post-pandemic workforce will hold for them.
The second wave of COVID-19 has been tough on working moms, who report feeling more “anxious, stressed and depressed” and at much higher levels than men or women without children, says a new, national survey led by non-profit The Prosperity Project.
On Monday, March 8th, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the creation of an 18-member task force, which includes women CEOs, child care advocates, economists, academics, and labour and Indigenous leaders.
A new study by The Prosperity Project called The Zero Report found most of Canada’s largest companies have no Black or Indigenous women in line for executive roles.
NEO announces its commitment to becoming a Founding Partner of The Prosperity Project, a not-for-profit conceived by a diverse group of more than 60 female leaders across Canada to address gender and racial inequality.
In March 2020, Pamela Jeffery had an unsettling hunch that COVID-19 would set back women’s progress, leading her to create The Prosperity Project to ensure women are supported during this crisis.
Meet 5 Canadian organizations working to advance gender equality.
No Black or Indigenous women are on track for executive roles in many of the country’s biggest companies, according to the first national survey of its kind in Canada.
The national study by The Prosperity Project found 89 per cent of the organizations surveyed have zero Black women “in the pipeline to the leadership level and 91 per cent have zero Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) women.”
One of The Prosperity Project’s Founding Visionaries Leslie Woo talks about systemic racism in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The share of women in senior leadership positions at Canadian companies is rising despite COVID-19. But the number of racialized, Indigenous and disabled women in top roles remains small, and many companies don’t disclose any leadership diversity data.
In a new report by The Prosperity Project and KPMG Canada, The Zero Report, the results revealed very low levels of racialized women in the pipeline to leadership levels.
In a national study by The Prosperity Project, the results found that very few racialized and Indigenous women are in the pipeline to C-suite jobs.
Returning women to the workforce is essential for a successful economic recovery in Canada, experts say
The awakening of business leaders to their power of activism is one of the few positive points of the year 2020. They have come together to face the COVID-19 pandemic, while tackling the pandemic of prejudice and systemic racism against blacks.
One of the few bright spots of 2020 is that business leaders have awoken to the power of CEO activism. They have come together to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, while dismantling the pandemic of bias and anti-Black systemic racism.
Appointed in August, Chrystia Freeland — Canada’s first female finance minister — takes the economic reins at the pivotal moment when women are leaving the labour force in stunning numbers.
We warned that Canadian women had paid—and would continue to pay—a heavier price than men during the pandemic-induced recession.
Did you know only 20% of the Chief Information Security Officer roles are filled by women? And 50% of women with a technical education leave the workplace at the midpoint of their career—double the rate of their male colleagues in similar roles?
Adrienne lives in fear of another school closure. The 35 year-old Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) is a single mother of two school-age children. She works in an urban hospital in Southern Ontario.
A third of employed mothers who were recently surveyed for the study have considered quitting their jobs to help their children with schoolwork. That compares with one-fifth or less of employed fathers.
I am living the best-case scenario for a working mother in this pandemic. I have not had to remove myself from the workforce or transition to part-time work.
That's why 62 women leaders from across Canada came together in April, on a volunteer basis, to create a new national non-profit organization called The Prosperity Project.
Throughout my undergraduate studies, graduation always sparked an idea of confidence. I thought by the time I held my diploma, I would have it all figured out.
To protect Canadian girls’ and women’s economic security and prosperity during the COVID-19 pre-recovery, recovery, and post-recovery periods, they are working on a combination of five advocacy and research-driven initiatives.
We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a path to prosperity for all Canadians. It’s why 62 female leaders from across Canada came together in April, as volunteers, to create a new national non-profit organization called The Prosperity Project.
When Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that schools would remain closed through the end of June, working mothers burst into tears.
The Prosperity Project teams up with Accenture, Canadian Medical Association, The Globe and Mail and Magnet to help women and girls by offering professional support and mentoring
A diverse group of Canada’s leaders are saying the time has come to view the absence of early childhood education and care as a Canada-wide emergency and are asking the federal government to get on with the business of fixing it.
“It’s Not Complicated” campaign a modern-day Rosie the Riveter – a rallying point to inspire and empower women in Canada’s economic recovery
Tracking poll shows working moms feel frozen as pandemic impact worsens
A ground-breaking national study finds there is a glacial pace of progress towards gender and racial equity at the leadership level of Canadian organizations because there are few racialized and Indigenous women in the pipeline to C-suite jobs.
Leading firms partner with The Prosperity Project. Advancing women’s economic future is being recognized as a crucial priority by leading Canadian firms, who have joined The Prosperity Project as partners.
A landmark national survey shows a third of Canadian women have considered quitting their jobs to take care of home responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As Canadians plan and implement economic recovery from COVID-19, a group of women leaders is launching The Prosperity Project, a new non-profit organization to advance the economic future of women in Canada.
