Education Sector: Public Sector Executives

Education Sectors Dept: According to the report to be released Thursday to mark the International Women s Day, women of colour made up only 2.6 per cent of the elected officials, public sector executives and legal sector leaders, and in boardrooms of the corporate, voluntary and education sectors in the region, according to The Star. In spite of significant resources and efforts that have been devoted to promoting diversity and inclusion in workplaces and encouraging representativeness among leaders, results have been uneven and there are substantial gaps in every sector, the study says and visible minority women in Greater Toronto still have a long way to go if they want to pursue leadership roles in both the public and private sectors, a new study says. While they fared much better in elected office and the education sector in the GTA, their representation on corporate boards and executive seats, at 0.6 per cent, was dismal, says the report by Ryerson University s Diversity Institute, part of a Community University Research Alliance project. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.