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“ You tend to get a lot of noes as a female and as a minority in a maledominated industry . It ’ s all about being persistent ”
DIANA HALDER PARTNER , PAYMENTS
PRACTICE LEADER , EY CANADA to gender parity in the boardroom , although most metrics are moving in the right direction , only 30 % of senior managers at top Canadian firms are women . The number of women in the broader workforce is lower than comparable labour markets , including the US .
In fact , such is the state of gender diversity in corporate Canada , there are more CEOs at top publicly listed Canadian firms named Michael than there are women .
Interestingly , the Payments lines of business within financial services has one of the highest rates of female executives , an example that should be replicated across other areas . It ’ s refreshing to see the payments industry set an example in gender parity . 1 . Deloitte , 2022 fintechmagazine . com 95