Babes On Bay Street

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How do you deal with inappropriate Bay Street fundraisers?

"I attended an event in support of a charity foundation put on by the industry sector I work in. Obviously every investment bank, public company and service provider provided some sort of sponsorship, my firm included. I was appalled to see that as part of the evening's entertainment there were 4 body painted 20 year olds wandering essentially topless so that Bay Street's finest could be photographed with them. Needless to say, as one of the few women there I was pretty uncomfortable. I don't think my firm is aware of the "entertainment" and I don't think we should be sponsoring this kind of event. But I am also too scared to raise the issue with the charity or my firm ...

Depressing Statistics

I have read Catalyst’s “Pipeline’s Broken Promise” report which was released in February 2010.  The authors of the report in a section entitled “A Wake Up Call that Demands An Answer” make the following comments: “For the past two decades leaders have counted on parity in education, women’s accelerated movement into the labour force, and company-implemented diversity and inclusion programs to yield a robust talent pipeline where women are poised to make rapid gains to the top. But results of this study show that these hopes were ill-founded – when it comes to top talent, women lag men in advancement, compensation, and career satisfaction. The pipeline is not healthy; inequality remains entrenched.”   And while I agree with Janice Fields, President and ...