The highly successful virtual Women in Finance series continues in 2021, allowing advisors from across Canada to learn from prominent women in the financial services industry. This year’s series will look at lessons from the dramatic events of 2020 and explore ways that investors and firms alike can ensure women are not left behind by the “she-cession.”
Dahabo Ahmed-Omer, executive director of The BlackNorth Initiative, shares practical ideas for how financial services firms can work toward more inclusive and equitable workplaces. Watch the video now!
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A Partner Report Series from Mackenzie Investments
Stories of Challenge – Gillian Seidler
Gillian Seidler, Vice-president and Chief Compliance Officer at Mackenzie Investments, was out for a run in August 2020 when she fell and fractured her ankle.
Read our previous Stories of Challenge
• Stories of Challenge – Cynthia Currie
• Stories of Challenge – Ying Du
• Stories of Challenge – Kristi Ashcroft
• Stories of Challenge – Fate Saghir
• Stories of Challenge – Lesley Marks
• Stories of Challenge – Leisha Roche
Stories of Challenge – Leisha Roche
Marketing visionary Leisha Roche is senior vice-president and head of marketing at Mackenzie Investments.
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Dahabo Ahmed-Omer, executive director of The BlackNorth Initiative, shares her moving story of how she overcame adversity and how she uses her hard-won experience to help others in her community and beyond. Watch the video.
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This webinar dives deeper into how the pandemic brought with it a recession that has disproportionately affected women. Watch the replay!
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- Andrea Andersen, General Partner and Financial Advisor, Western Canada Area Leader, Edward Jones Canada
- Vivian Hsu, Director, ETFs and Alternatives, Fidelity Investments Canada
In the wake of the “she-cession,” initiatives like Return to Bay Street can help women re-enter the workforce after an absence.
Watch the replay here for this webinar featuring renowned Canadian entrepreneur Michele Romanow on how to build resilience and overcome obstacles to achieve success in your life and career.
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Content from 2020
Did you miss this webinar featuring practitioners and subject-matter experts sharing their advice for managing teams and portfolios successfully during a crisis?
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- Catherine Milum, Head of Wealth Sales, Wealth and Asset Management, Canada, Manulife Investment Management
Don’t miss the replay! In this webinar, two industry experts share their story of working in the industry and discuss their motivations and challenges.
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- Hatice E. Pakdil, Vice President, Investment Advisor, TD Wealth Private Investment Advice
What are some of the challenges women in finance face when delegating? What advice do you have for people juggling work, childcare and/or eldercare? Hear what Julia has to say.
- Christine Rodrigues, Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, National Bank Independent Network
The pandemic resulted in widespread closures of schools, childcare centres and day camps, which forced many people — particularly women — to rethink their priorities.
- Vivian Hsu, Director, ETFs, Fidelity Investments Canada
Julia Chung is a team builder, a leader, an author, and public speaker. As chief executive officer of two women-owned and women-led companies, Spring Plans, an advice-only financial planning firm, and Admin Slayer, a successful virtual assistant company, she focuses on providing the tools and resources needed to create success — whatever that looks like for each person and business.
Investment Executive’s women in finance stories
- Women on boards jump 30% in last six years
- First wave hit women and elderly hardest, StatsCan says
- National child-care system would boost women’s job numbers and economy, report says
- Women leaving workforce faster than men
- Why women are less likely to become financial advisors
- Room for improvement on board diversity: report
- A focus on women
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