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Initiative for Women in Business at UofT’s Rotman School of Management Pens Sponsorship Agreement with Air Canada

A new gift from Air Canada will support the Women and Leadership Experts Speakers Series hosted by the Initiative for Women in Business (IWB) at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. The IWB has been hosting the Speakers Series for 11 years, bringing 4 events each year to the broader Rotman and business community.

What career gap? Re-entry programs help parents get back on the job

Ranjeetha Wakeling, currently lead customer success manager for [24]7, who returned to work after taking seven years off to care for her children.

Rethinking board renewal in Canada

BEATRIX DART, EKTA MENDHI AND MATT FULLBROOK
CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 23, 2018

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Advancing Women – what CEOs and Board Chairs can do

Beatrix Dart | LinkedIn Pulse | November 30, 2016

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Is 30% Just a Number?

Beatrix Dart | LinkedIn Pulse | September 20, 2016

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Rotman Professor and Alumni named to WXN 2016 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award

Beatrix Dart, founder of the Initiative for Women in Business along with two alumni from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management are among the one hundred prominent women named to the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) list of Canada’s Most Powerful Women for 2016.

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Onward & Upwards: The Challenges faced by Internationally Educated Female Professionals

Melissa Campeau | Discussion & Analysis Magazine | July/August 2015

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The future of leadership is a woman’s business

TIZIANA CASCIARO | Globe & Mail | May 26, 2015
It’s been a frustratingly slow journey for women in business leadership.

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How to build an inclusive workforce

Mary Teresa Bitti | Financial Post | October 1, 2014
Diversity and the need for more of it, particularly at the top of organizations, is getting a lot of academic, government and media attention.

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The Motherload

CBC Doc Zone | December 4, 2014
Why would a recent article in The Atlantic called “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” create such an international sensation?

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Making Boardroom Equality a Reality

Amy Stupavsky | U of T Magazine | Autumn 2013
Rotman’s programs for women help bolster careers and leadership abilities

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Women-only classes prove a hit with men

Charlotte Clarke | FT.com | MARCH 3, 2013
An initiative aimed at female professional immigrants has been unexpectedly successful

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Personal Advisory Boards: Networks for Women Leaders

Geeta Sheker | IEDP.com | February 19 2013
A female answer to the old boy's network

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Women Worth Watching: Beatrix Dart

WomenWorthWatching.com | November 2, 2012
I believe that investing in business education is one of the most important steps a woman can take to advance her career.

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10 Questions: Beatrix Dart

FT.com | MAY 15, 2012
The executive director advises women to be aware of stereotypes and biases in their work environment

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The leadership challenge: Erasing stereotypes

LEAH EICHLER | The Globe and Mail | April 13, 2012
Quick: Close your eyes and think of a visionary business leader. Is your example male or female?

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Resources for women returning to work after an absence

Brynna Leslie | Advisor.ca | January 24, 2012
As Canada’s population ages, employers have become increasingly aware of the need to develop and retain highly-skilled women to ward off the impending skills shortage.

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Women in Business: Put Your Ambition Into Action This Summer

Beatrix Dart | HuffingtonPost.ca | July 13, 2011

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Women earn the freedom to opt out

Karen Mazurkewich | Financial Post | Feb. 19, 2010
This year, American women will pass a major milestone: They will surpass men in the workplace.