Diversity

'Glass Ceiling' Cracks - but it's still firmly in place

There has been a 50 percent increase in women holding top executive positions in Canada, an annual ranking finds.

Corner office headcount: women, 3; men, 97. Go figure Some gains, but 93% of top officers are men

Some gains, but 93% of top officers are men Nancy Southern, Kathy Bardswick and Linda Hasenfratz share something noteworthy: They are the only three women at large Canadian companies whose business cards boast the title of chief executive officer.

The 2nd Annual Rosenzweig Report on Women at the Top Levels of Corporate Canada

Women executives in Canada at the highest levels made notable strides last year with a year-over-year increase of 50% in the number of female executive officers at the largest public companies in the country. That’s the good news. On the flip side, a lot more must be done for women to achieve equality at the highest levels of corporate Canada.