A someone that has partnered and employed women in senior roles and championed their growth and leadership trajectory for 30 years, I firmly believe we are on the right path towards change, but we need to accelerate the trend as undoubtedly women are smarter and more creative than men. This is something I have known since I entered the work force.

Thank you to Jay Rosenzweig and his continuous mission to bring awareness, productivity, fight and truth to sustaining her value- reflecting her beauty- amplifying her voice. The Rosenzweig Report qualifies the infinite blessing of the feminine by fighting for its release from institutionalized and unauthorized imprisonments.

The goal of any socially-minded investor is to ignite systemic change and maximize impact. Gender (in)equality pervades all investment spaces from mental health, to food systems, to climate change and education. Whether it be through gender diversity, women in leadership positions or gender-lens investing, striving for gender equity is not the only key to improving a company’s bottom line, more importantly, it is vital to creating a more just and equal world. The Rosenzweig Report is an essential evidence-based component that can fuel a more activist investor approach, hold companies to account, and catalyze real transformation.

I rely on the Rosenzweig Report for key metrics and an annual reminder for how much productivity we can unlock by empowering women in business.

A company can only thrive once its workforce truly embraces gender equality. Good corporate governance is the responsibility of leadership, and we should all work to strengthen the alliance between men and women in the workplace. Through inclusion and gender equity, we can become the kinds of change makers that redefine the narratives around success in business, for men and women.

I am confident that smart organizations will begin to see that often diverse leaders, who see things slightly differently, can be a tremendous asset in being able to grow an organization into new sectors, embrace innovative thinking and suffer less from “Group Think”. The Rosenzweig report is an excellent way to shine a light on the facts – the number of women in leadership roles in Canadian publicly traded businesses and how it is (or is not) changing year over year.

We need more than women in positions of power. We need women there who are clear about the purpose of power: not just to bolster structures that already exist, but to disrupt and repair them in order to serve humanity most deeply. It’s not just about women - it’s also about children, about men, about animals, about the planet. If women are evolving, it’s for a much greater purpose than mere pay equity. It’s so we can rise up and recreate the world.

There’s a return journey happening for women worldwide. In Ancient Eastern tradition in India, there has been a reverence for the goddesses. As women continue to increase their inner powers, we will witness a full return of their presence, as a sustainable and empowering force for society.

To close the gender gap, we need to understand it. The Rosenzweig Report shines a light on the problem of too few women leaders in corporate Canada.

Only when women are on equal parity with men in all spheres of activity we will be ready for a more peaceful just sustainable and healthy world.

Beyond political will, it takes moral and conscious will to make gender equality a tangible change in every company. Thanks to the important work of the Rosenzweig Report, all those who care about gender equality will keep at it until real change is felt.

Women are the backbone of a progressive society, and yet it is so hard to be a woman, especially a woman of color. While it is difficult, we see women stepping up everywhere.

Congratulations to Jay and the Rosenzweig Report for putting facts and figures to how far we need to go to achieve a degree of equity for women in the workplace. Companies and societies function better with women in leadership. You can’t improve what you don’t measure. The Rosenzweig Report enables progress.

Gender equality is not just about empowering women, it is about empowering society. Equity is the source of economic and social advancement for all. And the only way to progress forward is when we methodically track and trace our steps. The Rosenzweig Report does exactly that. Jay Rosenzweig’s work has enabled us to hold companies accountable and to develop the strategies to move forward.

In business, financial managers control access to every senior management position. In music, only 2% of producers – the people who control which artists make the charts – are women. This means in both cases, talented women are inherently disadvantaged and as a society we may be losing half of our potential creativity, problem solving abilities and breakthrough technologies.

We can no longer claim to be unaware of the business case for diversity. The latest Rosenzweig Report reminds us that a failure to tackle the structural barriers and persisting negative (and often unconscious) perceptions associated with diverse leadership will continue to keep women and minorities out of senior roles.

Despite the progress that has been made in the movement for gender equality and inclusivity, there is a significant lack of Women in executive roles, and or with profit and loss responsibilities directly impacting how business are run. When in the position, women have proven we are capable of succeeding with this task. Dispelling a perceived lack of ability, rather highlighting a lack of opportunity that is cause for address.

It’s time for companies to realize that a corporate ladder designed entirely to suit men with stay-at-home-wives is not a ladder, it’s a strainer that will lose you a lot of great talent.