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Manitoba Customer Contact presents leadHERship 2023 - October 17, 2023

Women are powerful agents of change, and the far-reaching benefits of diversity and gender parity in leadership and decision-making are increasingly recognized in all spheres. Still, women continue to be vastly under-represented in decision-making in politics, businesses, and communities.

Women as leaders and decision-makers at all levels are critical to advancing gender justice and gender equality—and to furthering economic, social, and political progress for all.

- When women are meaningfully represented and engaged in leadership bodies—such as legislatures, courts, executive boards, community councils—laws, rulings, and decisions are more likely to be inclusive, representative, and take diverse views into account.

- Women’s leadership within households, including decision-making over land and household income, improves access to education and healthcare for their families.

- Countries with a greater proportion of women as top decision-makers in legislatures have lower levels of income inequality.

- When women hold more executive leadership positions, their companies are more profitable: companies in the top-quartile for gender diversity on executive teams are 21% more likely to outperform the national average.

A way forward: The case for balancing the power equation in leadership has never been more clear: elevating women in decision-making benefits politics, businesses, and communities. But progress in women’s leadership will not happen automatically. The below actions we can take together—across governments, corporations, academia, non-profits, and civil society—to balance power in leadership and decision-making:

- Change the narrative on women in leadership and confront socio-cultural drivers of gender inequality.Commit to gender parity in leadership.

- Implement laws and regulations that guarantee a safe and open environment for women’s participation and leadership.

- Establish policies and practices that encourage women’s leadership and promote gender parity

- Invest in and develop public services and programs that enable women to succeed as leaders.

- Enable and support women’s organizations and movements.

Date and Time:

October 17, 2023 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM

100 Innovation Drive | University of Manitoba Smartpark | R3T 6A8