Childcare announcement will help bolster women’s economic participation TORONTO, March 28th, 2024 – The Prosperity Project applauds the federal government for the launch of the new Child Care Expansion Loan Program. The more than $1 billion in low-cost loans and $60 million in non-repayable grants will go a long way in mitigating persistent gaps in provincial childcare capital funding. Additional…
Read moreAnnual Report Card on Gender Equity and Leadership Executive Summary In our fourth year of conducting the Annual Report Card on Gender Equity and Leadership (ARC), we have captured key data about the status of women in four levels of leadership in Canada: Corporate Director, Executive Officer, Senior Management and Pipeline to Senior Management. While there have been some minor…
Read moreNot Before We Crack Julie Savard Shaw, The Prosperity Project Lesli Martin, Pollara The modern embodiment of the perfect woman is a master of everything. She is poised, articulate, a captain of industry, and a devoted mother. She manages her work responsibilities and family matters without breaking a sweat, and she looks good doing it. There is no shortage of…
Read moreIf women are forced to choose between caring for their families and travelling to a fluorescent-lit cubicle to kiss the proverbial boot, proponents of a strong national GDP are probably not going to like the outcome. An opinion piece penned by Gus Carlson was published recently in The Globe and Mail. Its title, “Dear entitled white-collar workers: Time to grow…
Read morePoll shows 90% of Canadians see stress causing people to leave the workforce TORONTO, May 16, 2023 – Nine in 10 Canadians feel that people are quitting the country’s workforce due to stress and burnout, according to The Prosperity Project’s 6th Canadian Household Perspectives survey. For most, the reasons cited are work-related – feeling stressed, being underpaid or not getting…
Read moreThird annual report card with the largest-ever number of companies focused on representation of women in leadership roles alerts corporate Canada to take action TORONTO, February 22, 2023 – The Prosperity Project’s third Annual Report Card on Gender Diversity and Leadership: The Zero Report finds that in the midst of return-to-work as the pandemic subsides, representation of women in leadership…
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