Status of Women committee  Thank you for the question. I sincerely believe that one of Canada's main problems is a lack of understanding of the issues. First, people don't understand the figures. They're always shocked. Most often, people react by telling me that equality has already been achieved, and t

Status of Women committee  Also, for the studies conducted regarding the impact on financial performance, I must say that a great deal of research has been carried out. This includes the research carried out by Mercer, McKinsey & Company, Korn Ferry, Spencer Stuart, and major firms such as Raymond Chab

Status of Women committee  Who is she?

Status of Women committee  Not at all. That actually really hurts my ears.

Status of Women committee  You know, when we sometimes say that women are women's worst enemy, that's a good example. No. First of all it's demonstrated that, when you have more women around the table and diversity as a whole, you get to a more robust decision-making, obviously, because you have different

Status of Women committee  We work with both men and women. First of all, we encourage women to go after those male champions and get closer to them, because you still see a separation in the workplace. It's still the old boys' club. It's still the same people who go for a drink after work. Women don't go

Status of Women committee  I think it's going to take decades before that changes. It's very slow, because we've been brought up this way. Women have certain qualities that make them amazing leaders, but there's also a downside to this. What types of qualities are these? For instance, they're very inclus

Status of Women committee  I've just completed 25 years in corporate Canada, the last 10 years as VP, executive VP, national VP. I've always lied about my salary. I can tell you that when I left my last job, the CFO leaked my salary, and there was a huge scandal, because I was the highest-paid senior vice-

Status of Women committee  May I jump in on that topic?

Status of Women committee  Okay. That's all right.

Status of Women committee  Oh, my one-minute warning. My God.

Status of Women committee  Okay. I'll be very quick. I also want to talk about France. In France they have quotas, as you know. In 2010 in Canada and France, women made up 12% of boards. If we fast-forward to today, France is at almost 40% when we're at 15.9%. That's la loi Copé-Zimmermann. I was invited

Status of Women committee  Hello. Should I do it in French or English? My notes are in French. They've been distributed, I believe.

Status of Women committee  Okay. I'll give my presentation in French. I'm happy to answer questions in English. Women in Governance is a non-for-profit organization founded in 2010. The goal is to help women develop their leadership, enhance their career and access board seats. Alarming statistics inspir