Women in financial sector an asset being wasted in Canada

A 15-year veteran of Canadian capital markets (including extensive senior-level experience in investment banking with BMO), Reynolds has been the president and CEO of Women in Capital Markets for the past three years.

During her time in the industry, she has seen the stagnation of workplace diversity, especially in the executive ranks where key decisions are made. Research backs up Reynolds’ observations: A recent Peterson Institute study showed Canada ranking in the bottom 10 among 91 countries for boardroom diversity, on par with Pakistan and below Kenya and Argentina.

..."When I graduated from McGill (and I’ll date myself here) in 1994, I thought all this work had been done. I thought that, by the time I get to the age I’m at, (boardrooms) would be amply populated with women, because it was 50-per-cent women in my class. I was surrounded by smart women who were all very driven. We thought the problem had been solved, that things would evolve organically."

Read full article: Vancouver Sun, May 30, 2016