FEATURES
SPECIAL REPORT WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP BY THE NUMBERS
WOMEN STILL UNDER-REPRESENTED AT SENIOR LEVELS
CEOs/heads 5.1%
Top earners 6.9%
Nearly 50% of Canada’s boards and 41% of executive teams still have no women
Board directors 15.9%
Senior officers 18.1%
Only 15% of 521 board seats open in 2016 were filled by women
Canadian labour force 47.3%
Fewer TSX-listed companies added at least one woman to the board in 2016 (10% in 2016 versus 15% in 2015)
Management occupations 35.7%
Source: CFA Society Toronto 2017 Annual Pension Conference
Source: Women in Capital Markets
WOMEN IN THE BOARDROOM: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE 45% 40%
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35%
34%
On Canada’s corporate boards, only 12% of directors are female
33% 29%
30%
29% 26%
25%
24%
23%
22%
21% 20%
20%
19% 16%
15%
13%
12%
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