In business, we value what we measure, and we measure what we value. Corporate boards are no exception. Sheila Wellington, President of Catalyst Inc., will present the results of the recently released 2001 Catalyst Census of Board Director’s of Canada. This is Catalyst’s second census of women board directors in the Financial Post 500. Using the numbers to dispel myths about women in the workplace, Ms. Wellington will demonstrate how far women have come, and how far they have left to go. She will reveal the major barriers women face today, and offer tips for both women and organizations to overcome these challenges.
Catalyst is the leading non-profit research and advisory organization working to advance women in business and the professions. With offices in Toronto, New York and San Jose, Catalyst has been doing research on women in the Canadian workforce for the past five years. Since Sheila Wellington became President in 1993, Catalyst has doubled in size and initiated annual measures of women’s progress in the uppermost ranks of corporations in Canada and the U.S.
