Catalyst Canada Inc.,incorporated in 2000, engages in research and provides strategic consulting to Catalyst Inc.'s member organizations in Canada.
Canada
Call for Nominations
Individual champions of women are critical to advancing women into executive and board positions. In recognition of these individuals and of the 10th anniversary of progress in Canada, Catalyst Canada has launched The Catalyst Canada Honours ~ Celebrating Champions of Women in Business.
BMO Financial Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Bill Downe, serves as Chair of the gala dinner, to be held October 6, 2010, at Toronto's historic Arcadian Court. "BMO and Catalyst have had a long-standing partnership built on shared aspiration," said Mr. Downe, calling the event "the opportunity for us all to become personally involved and to benefit from advancing talented women to leadership."
"It's widely recognized that getting women into senior executive and board positions is good for business, and champions are vital to this progress," said Deborah Gillis, Vice President, North America, Catalyst. "In celebrating today's champions, we hope to inspire a robust pipeline of women and men leaders who will support and promote the advancement of women in Canadian business."
Eligibility and Evaluation
Individuals can be nominated in one of three categories: CEO/Firm Leader; Business Leader; and Human Resources/Diversity Leader. Catalyst looks for behaviours that have a visible impact on the advancement of women inside and outside of the nominee's organization: motivation and understanding; mentoring and sponsorship; role modeling; work-life effectiveness; influencing others.
Nominations open February 9, 2010, and are due March 23, 2010. Winners will be announced in July. Complete eligibility requirements and evaluation details can be found on The Catalyst Canada Honours Nomination Form.
Women on Board?
The 2009 Catalyst Census: Financial Post 500 Women Board Directors, released March 3, 2010, revealed that women hold 14 percent of the board seats in the FP500, an increase of only one percentage point in two years. Forty-five percent of public companies have no women board directors.