In most big companies, no Black or Indigenous women on track for top jobs: survey

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No Black or Indigenous women are on track for executive roles in many of the country’s biggest companies, according to the first national survey of its kind in Canada.

-- a new non-profit group created to help women who’ve been hit hard by the pandemic -- heard from 48 of the country’s largest companies, real estate firms, banks, telecoms and Crown corporations last year -- with 72 others failing to respond to the survey.

“This is a call to action for Canadian corporations,” she told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview on Thursday.suggests a gradual recent rise of female leaders landing that corner office, Hunter said there’s been dismal progress from corporate Canada. “We really wanted to shine a light on racialized women in this report to understand how they were doing,” she told CTVNews.ca over the phone Thursday.

Among other positive figures in the report: the number of racialized women in board, executive and pipeline roles had gone up from three per cent to 10.5 per cent, and the number of Indigenous women had inched up one and a half per cent to three per cent.

 

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Maybe they aren’t qualified 🤷‍♂️

Perhaps they are not the most qualified for gods sake! Quit making everything about race! No wonder most people are sick of MSM.

Hey Fake news Now is not the time to divide Canada Now is the time to bring people together and help one another.

So. Do you think they should just be given those positions?

Whatever happened to hiring someone based on merit rather than race or gender?

🤔 I remember this survey, I did it multiple times 😎

Best person gets best position! A is A

Who cares!! I don't see any midget transgender east Indians candidates either. Let's include them too...

Best, most qualified for the job, If you are being passed on a promotion, improve yourself!!!

I’m sure it has absolutely nothing to do with individual choices

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