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Women In Management 2000

Quote of the Day:
from Krystyna Hoeg
" Women of influence? Are there any other kind?"		 Women in Management
This document prepared by the staff of the Business Library contains a wealth of web links, book titles and article references which provide valuable research tools for those wishing to delve into this new era of empowerment for the female manager.

February 2006: The U.S. Census Bureau has recently released a Survey of Business Owners - Women Owned Firms. This report, compiled from a 2002 survey provides a complete overview of the firms involved as well as providing statistics about women owned firms in the United States. The complete report in .pdf format is provided here. A summary of the report is also provided.

CIBC Survey on Women Entrepreneurs
July 2005
 Prime Minister's Task Force on Women Entrepreneurs

Corus Entertainment has announced a $2 million donation to Ivey to fund theCorus Entertainment Chair in Women in Management. Heather Shaw, Executive Chair of Corus Entertainment (link) made the announcement at Ivey and introduced the first recipient of the Chair, Dr. Alison Konrad, who joins Ivey from Temple University on July 1. The Chair is designed to promote the development of innovative teaching materials, research and outreach programs. Also in attendance at the announcement were Diane Cunningham, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities; Dean Larry Tapp; Western President Paul Davenport and many members of the Ivey community.

View entire Press Releaseof April 25, 2003 Corus' Web site can be found at www.corusentertainment.com
Ivey Women in Mangement Conferences

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Ivey's Career Management Center, Nortel and the Women In Management Club's jointly sponsored conferences on "Women in Management".

The Ivey School of Business published a quarterly newsletter dealing with issues pertinent to women in management from 1990 to July 2002. At present, this publication is not available online but the Business Library has the complete run.
New Books:

Update July 2005:

Encyclopedia of American Women in Business: From Colonial Times to the Present.
With this brief note from CHOICE:
"Krismann's work consists of 426 well-written entries, including biographies for 327 American businesswomen and entries that describe issues and concerns--e.g., business travel, child care, and the old boys network--that women face. Each entry supplies a bibliography, and there are helpful see references throughout. Besides a comprehensive index and bibliography, the set includes a chronology of important events in American history, with a particular focus on American businesswomen, 1607 to the present. Six appropriate appendixes identify "Fortune Magazine's 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business, 1998-2003," "Working Woman's Top Thirty Woman Business Owners, 1997-2001," "Businesswomen by Ethnic/Cultural Heritage," "Businesswomen by Historical Period," "Businesswomen by Profession," and "Women in Junior Achievement's Global Business Hall of Fame." The chronology and appendixes strengthen the usefulness of the publication"

Update January 2005:
A to Z of American Women Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs HD6054.4.U6S5 2002


New Book May 2002 - Women In the Lead.
HD6054.4.C2W66 2002
Ivey Women in the Lead Newsletter (pub.).
Homepage for Women in the Lead
Press Release for Women In the Lead

Update February 2004:
Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 (TM)
The Top 100 award winners are CEO's, senior executives, corporate dirctors and public sector leaders who are proven achievers in a variety of fields.

Update January 2004: The 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business Fortune Oct. 13, 2003


National Post's Power 50
Updated June 2002

The Monday May 6, 2002 edition of the National Post has included a more current version of the year 2000 Power 50 in an article entitled Canada's Top Businesswomen.
See "The Post's Power 50" for 2002

The Saturday March 4, 2000 edition of the National Post included a special feature by Rod McQueen entitled The Power of 50 : Canada's Most Influential Women.
The Business Library has highlighted "The Post's Power 50" of the report.

Looking Backwards: 1970 and the Royal Commission on the Status of Women
It would be interesting to compare the new study done in this century with the massive Royal Commission done in the last one. The status of women report completed in 1970 is available in the D.B. Weldon Library. For your convenience some business reactions in 1970 to the Commission are provided here. Also you will find in Weldon Library, The Royal Commission on the Status of Women : an overview, 25 years later		 Update: 2002 Catalyst Canada Census

#4 The Globe and Mail article of March 13, 2003 indicates that "Women still find slow rise to power positions". According to the 2002 Catalyst Canada Census, women fill only 752 of the 5361 top corporate officer jobs in Canada (14% of the positions). The study, compiled on June 1, 2002 by Catalyst Inc.looked at 500 companies. G&M March 13, 2003 Breaking into the Boardroom

Update: Women Losing Ground ?

#3 The U.S. General Accounting Office released a study at the end of January 2002 that generated headlines like this:
"Female Managers Lost Ground in Boom: Study," Diane E. Lewis, Globe and Mail, Feb.2, 2002,p.S7. The study was actually completed in October and the title is: Women in Management: Analysis of Selected Data From the Current Population Survey (GAO-02-156). A copy is being catalogued for the Business Library. For your convenience a copy is also available by clicking here.


Update: "Women in the Canadian Investment Industry"

#2 On January 31 it was reported that Women in Capital Markets released a new study that compares and contrasts the working environment for women and men on Bay Street and Wall Street (see "U.S. Female Brokers Said More Vocal," Elizabeth Church, Globe and Mail, B5, and "Bay Street 'Kinder, Gentler' to Women Than Wall Street," Kate MacNamara, Financial Post, p.3. The title of the report is Women and Men in Canadian Investment Dealers and U.S. Financial Services: A Comparison of Their Job Attitudes and Work Experiences. The report and additional information about it can be found at the Women in Capital Markets web site. A copy is also being printed for addition to the collection in the Business Library and will be available soon.


#1 In mid- June of 2001 the press reported on a new study relating to the women working on Bay Street. The headline in The Globe was "Study cites Bay St. Sexism", (June 20). The one in the National Post indicated that "Women Feel Snubbed in Bay Street's Upper Reaches," (June 20). Both were referring to a report done by Catalyst for Women in Capital Markets. The title of the report is: Women in Canadian Investment Dealers: Growing the Pipeline. HD6054.4.C2C38 2001 Additional information about the report can be found at the Women in Capital Markets web site (http://www.wcm.ca).
Available to UWO students, faculty and staff only

Access the journal "Women in Management Review" (Emerald database) for current articles dealing with all aspects of the subject.

See also this article "Women in Management:How Far Have We Come and What Needs to be Done as We Approach 2000" from Journal of Management Inquiry (ProQuestDatabase)