About Us
Our Mission
To identify and remove the systemic barriers and biases that impede the advancement of women in the economy, limiting their – and Canada’s – opportunity for increased prosperity.
Our Vision
A prosperous Canada that champions the economic participation and success of all women.
OUR Values
- We value gender equity in Canadian society.
- We value respect, honesty and openness.
- We value diversity and apply an intersectional lens to everything we do.
- We value our Founding Visionaries, Visionaries, volunteers and staff. They are the backbone of our organization and our programs.
Our Strategic Plan
Read our Strategic Plan to learn how we put our mission and vision into practice…… etc text.
Our Team
Our Board
Rob Davis
Partner, Tax, KPMG in Canada
Maureen Jensen
Former Chair and President, OSC and Corporate Director
Jos Schmitt
Co-Founder, CEO & President of the NEO Group of Companies
Sonia Struthers
Senior Partner, Business Law Group, McCarthy Tétrault Montreal
Contributing Visionaries
Mary Aitken
Founder, CEO, The Verity Group of Companies
Ikram Al Mouaswas
Partner, Deloitte Canada
Stacey Allaster
Chief Executive Professional Tennis, United States Tennis Association
Alaina Aston
VP, Regulatory Strategy & Delivery, Personal & Commercial Banking, P&CB, RBC
Clare Beckton
Founder, Own Your Own Success
Founding Visionaries
Mary Aitken
Founder, CEO, The Verity Group of Companies
Ikram Al Mouaswas
Partner, Deloitte Canada
Stacey Allaster
Chief Executive Professional Tennis, United States Tennis Association
Alaina Aston
VP, Regulatory Strategy & Delivery, Personal & Commercial Banking, P&CB, RBC
Clare Beckton
Founder, Own Your Own Success
Christiane Bergevin
President, Bergevin Capital, and Director, Yamana Gold Inc.
Françoise Bertrand
Corporate Director, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, VIA Rail Canada
Lisa Borsook
Executive Partner, WeirFoulds LLP
Laurel Broten
President & CEO, Nova Scotia Business and former Ontario Minister Responsible for Women’s Issues
Sharon Carstairs
Retired Senator and Chair International Centre for Dignity and Palliative Care
JoAnne Caza
Co-Principal and Creative Strategist, Core Decision
Christy Clark
Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones and former BC Premier
Penny Collenette
Board director and lawyer
Tracie Crook
YPO (Young President’s Organization) Ontario Gold the 6ix
Trudy Curran
Corporate Director, Baytex Energy
Shirley Dawe
Corporate Director, Birks Group
Janet Ecker
President, Kilwaughter Consulting and former Ontario Minister of Finance
Barbara Fox
CEO, Enterprise Canada
Judy Goldring
President, AGF Management Limited
Tiffany Gooch
Executive Director, Public Engagements and Communications, Peel District School Board
Mary Jo Haddad
President, MJH Associates
Susan Hodkinson
Chief Operating Officer and Partner, Crowe Soberman Associates
Ani Hotoyan-Joly
Corporate Director
Anne-Marie J Hubert
Eastern Canada Managing Partner, Ernst & Young
Mitzie Hunter
MPP Scarborough-Guildwood, Toronto
Marci Ien
Member of Parliament, Toronto Centre
Veni Iozzo
EVP, CIBC, Enterprise Real-Estate and Workplace Transformation
Roberta Jamieson
Corporate Director, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Maureen Jensen
Former Chair and President, OSC and Corporate Director
Diane Kazarian
Former GTA Managing Partner, PwC Canada and Corporate Director
Lisa Kimmel
Chair & CEO, Edelman Canada & Latin America
Annalisa King
Corporate Director and Chair, Greater Vancouver Airport Authority
Michi Komori
Innovation and Sustainability Consultant
Katherine Lee
Corporate Director and Former CEO, GE Capital Canada
Lisa Lisson
President, FedEx Express Canada
Shannon MacDonald
Partner, Accenture Canada
Christine Magee
CoFounder and Executive Chair, Sleep Country
Mary Lou Maher
Corporate Director, CAE, CIBC and Magna
Jennifer Maki
Corporate Director, Franco-Nevada
Monette Malewski
Founder & CEO, Groupe M Bacal Group, Montréal
Jackie Moss
Corporate Director and CEO/Founder, Giftgowns
Heather Munroe-Blum
Corporate Director and Chairperson, CPP Investments
Lois Nahirney
President and CEO, dnaPower
Cybele Negris
Co-Founder and President, Webnames.ca
Beth Oakes
Founder and Managing Partner, The Oakes Group
Leslie O’Donoghue
Corporate Director, Pembina Pipeline
Kathleen O’Neill
Corporate Director, ARC Resources, Finning and OTPP
Madeleine Paquin
President and CEO, Logistec
Kristine Remedios
Chief Inclusion & Social Impact Officer, KPMG in Canada
Paulette Senior
President and CEO, Canadian Women’s Foundation
Kim Shannon
President and co-CIO, Sionna Investment Managers
Godyne Sibay
Managing Partner, Ontario Region, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Meg Sintzel
Managing Director, Accenture Canada
Katie Taylor
Corporate Director and Chair, Royal Bank of Canada
Carole Therrien
Doctoral Researcher, Carleton University
Claudia Thompson
Partner, Accenture Canada
Vianne Timmons
President, Memorial University
Deborah Trudeau
Global President, International Women’s Forum & Senior Vice-President, Trudeau Corp.
Ruth Vachon
President and CEO, Réseau des Femmes d’affaires du Québec, Longueuil
Benita Warmbold
Corporate Director
Leslie Woo
Chief Executive Officer, CivicAction and Founder, shebuildscities.org
