Women Leaders

Want to join a board of directors? Here’s a handy checklist prepared by our collaborators at Women Get On Board to help you on your board journey: Many women want to serve on a board of directors. For some of us, it’s …

Lisa Raitt, a trailblazer in politics and finance, has never been one to conform to traditional life planning. Her journey, evolving from a former federal cabinet ministe…

Taylor Swift is Person of the Year I woke up today to news that Taylor Swift is Time's Person of the Year. I'm 39 years old, a CEO of a few companies, and a mother. By so…

How a classroom campaign sparked a lesson in leadership It was an ordinary November evening, with a seemingly typical homework task for my 10-year-old daughter. Her class…

Lessons learned as the first woman in the room Being the first woman in a role has been a recurring feature of my career. Being the first woman in a role or the only woma…

Takeaways from Harriet Thornhill, one of the 100 most influential Black Canadians It’s easy to be overwhelmed by Harriet Thornhill’s accomplishments as a business leader,…

If you’ve ever asked a woman to run for office, this will probably sound familiar. Me: “You should consider running for [insert any elected role]. You’d be terrific. We n…

Takeaways from The Honourable Michelle O'Bonsawin, Canada's first Indigenous Supreme Court Justice Justice O’Bonsawin is Canada’s first Indigenous Supreme Court Justice. …