NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE:
Last week, I shared information about the lack of female leadership among U.S. companies like Apple, but the gender inequity isn’t just a U.S. Problem. Dr. Richard Leblance of York University’s Governance Gateway blog shares 36 Canadian boards with no female directors which he created through his own research (note that his list is not exhaustive).
He writes:
“Look at all the men, and in most cases white men [on these boards]! Where are the women and minority directors? Do we not have qualified diverse directors to sit on corporate boards in Canada? (And note a number of the boards below contain men who are governance experts and who promote boardroom diversity!). Here is my offer to the chair of the board or chair of the nominating committee of any company below. If you are serious about addressing boardroom diversity, I will put you in contact – either myself or via another expert third party – with women who have business and C-suite experience in your industry.”
The companies on Richard’s list are:
- 407 International Board
- Air Canada
- Algoma Central Corporation
- Baytex Energy Corp.
- Bruce Power
- Canaccord Financial Inc.
- Canfor Corporation
- Catalyst Paper
- CCL Industries Inc.
- Central Fund of Canada Ltd.
- Dollarama
- Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
- FirstService Corp.
- Genworth MI Canada
- GMP Capital Inc.
- Great Canadian Gaming Corporation
- Hatch Ltd.
- IAMGOLD Corp.
- Inmet Mining Corporation
- McCain Foods
- Mitel Networks Corporation
- North American Construction Group
- Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.
- Patheon Inc.
- Petrobank
- Precision Drilling Corporation
- Reitmans (Canada) Limited
- Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc.
- Savanna Energy Services Corp.
- SEMAFO
- Tembec Inc.
- The Jim Pattison Group
- Toromont Industries Ltd.
- Woodbine Entertainment Group
- Yamana Gold Inc.
- Yellow Media Inc.
Get the Details: Thirty-Five Canadian Boards with No Female Directors via www.yorku.ca
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Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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