Women and Boards

Women have their greatest impact as corporate directors when they reach a critical mass of three or more on a board, a recent study suggests. The study found that a lone woman on a board can feel like a token whose gender is noticed more than her individual contributions...

Many female directors believe women may be their own worst enemies when it comes to making it to the boardroom, according to a British survey. Of those who said opportunity is limited for women, 68 per cent said a lack of networking skills put them at a disadvantage against men.

Further support for the value of internships: Six in 10 hiring managers say they would offer a full-time job to a well-performing intern, according to a survey of 1,000 hiring managers in the United States by CBcampus.com, a division of online job site CareerBuilding.com

The high-technology industry has more women serving as directors than a year ao, but the sector has less gender parity than the broader corporate world, a recent study reports.

While all three parties may have policies to encourage diversity in their ranks, reality is that there are only 36 women running for office in the upcoming Federal election - 16 from the Liberals, 14 for the NDP and only 6 for the Conservatives.