Today is International Women’s Day, which “celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women.” The theme for International Women’s Day 2017 is #BeBoldForChange. There is a worldwide call “to help forge a better working world- a more inclusive, gender equal world.” To forge a better working world, we must care to break down remaining […]
International Women’s Day: Celebrate Women!
Last year I wrote a blog to honor my mother on International Women’s Day. To this day she has been the greatest inspiration in my life. Today, I want to honor women for who they are, what they do and how they can continue to be inspired to be more of who they are. I […]
A Place at the (Board) Table… for Women: One Year Later
Do you hear what I hear? “When women thrive, businesses thrive.” As reported by Grant Thornton, there is a significant opportunity cost associated with male-only boards: $655B for 1,050 companies across India, the UK and US. The same “group thinking” is opening a doorway to embrace diversity of thought to achieve business growth. Boards of […]
“Because it’s 2015”
As a native of Canada, and a dual citizen of the US and Canada, I could not be more thrilled that my countrymen and women have elected Justin Trudeau as their new Prime Minister, or more delighted by the headlines he’s grabbing with resounding support for his visionary actions in the earliest days of holding […]