🌈 Pride month is fast approaching! 💡 At least 4.4% of the population are LGBTQ+, but only 0.15% of Board Directors on the TSX have publicly identified as members of the LGBTQ+ community. ➡ Check out the latest research by GATE Founding Director, Sarah Kaplan, ICD.D, on the underrepresentation of LGBTQ+ corporate directors in Canada, with thanks for support from LGBTQ Corporate Directors Canada. ⬇ See the infographic for more information on our research. #Pride #LGBTQ+ #Research #CorporateDirectors #TSX
Mark Bonham
4mo
Thank you Sarah and team for this fantastic work which reveals a true shortcoming in Canada's corporate world. The LGBTQ Corporate Directors Canada group is determined to advocate on behalf of board-ready LGBTQ+ individuals. Jane Griffith, Ken Chan, Heather Conway, Connie Bonello, Arthur Lam, Katherine Dudtschak, (she / her) ICD.D, Kevin Goldthorp, Michael Cherny, CPA, CA, Fabrice C Houdart, Andreas Savaliotis, and many others are committed to making change for the good on this issue.
Thank you, Sarah Kaplan, ICD.D, for your leadership on this! Our work is cut out for us - and the solution is always to showcase the incredible untapped LGBTQ+ talent in business!
Layla McCay
4mo
Really interesting to see this. Hope you find my new book helpful in thinking about some of this: Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling: How LGBTQ+ people can thrive and succeed at work
Thanks for sharing, Sarah! Insightful, and a target to keep in mind.
Public speaker, board director. Author: The 360º Corporation. Professor and Founding Director, Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) at University of Toronto. WXN Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada. ICD.D.
4moHey people! Check out our latest research on LGBTQ+ representation on corporate boards in Canada. Not a pretty picture but it's good to have the data as a starting point!