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Deborah Gillis
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Canada
The Catalyst Accord
Catalyst has announced the Catalyst Accord—a call to action that invites FP500 companies to stand up and be counted, by setting voluntary goals to increase the representation of women on their boards over a five-year period. Catalyst will support the businesses that sign on by providing a list of qualified, board-ready women personally sponsored by members of the Catalyst Canada Advisory Board. RBC and Linamar Corporation have already signed on.
We hope that this collaborative approach will help Canada increase the numbers found in the 2011 Catalyst Census: Financial Post 500 Women Board Directors, which reveals that women’s representation on corporate boards has increased by only half a percentage point since 2009, to 14.5% in 2011.
The Catalyst Canada Honours
As part of the Catalyst Accord, The Catalyst Canada Honours will recognize a champion of board diversity on November 5, 2012, and every year thereafter. Of course, we’ll also be celebrating champions in the categories of Company/Firm Leader, Business Leader, and Human Resources/Diversity Leader.
The Catalyst Canada Honours champions are exceptional leaders. Make sure you’re part of the celebration on November 5 by booking your table early!
Be a Catalyst, Get Even, and Make your MARC!
Do you want to make a difference? Three new Catalyst initiatives offer some help. I Am A Catalyst invites you to share your stories about taking action and changing your workplace—and the world. Get Even Now is a website full of ideas and suggestions for individuals and businesses who want to achieve gender equality in the workplace—and offers a place to share suggestions on how to get even. MARC (Men Advocating Real Change) is an online community for professionals to have candid conversations about gender and ways to lead change in the workplace.
Join one, or all three—and let’s make a difference!