Women Get On Board is a leading member-based company that connects, promotes and empowers women to corporate boards. We do this through an engaged community of women and men in Canada committed to advancing gender diversity in the boardroom.
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Latest Blog Posts
Are You Thinking of Creating an Advisory Board?
Mar 14, 17I'm often asked about whether an emerging company should create an Advisory Board versus forming a governance fiduciary board. My response to entrepreneurs thinking of creating an Advisory Board is to be strategic in the formation of your Advisory Board. An Advisory Board is not a Board of Directors with…
Tips on How to Get Appointed to a Public Sector Board Feb 28, 17Highlights from ‘The Public Board Appointment Process’, a Women Get On Board event co-hosted by Welch LLP, was held on February 8, 2017. The event featured Audrey Wubbenhorst of Build Toronto and Elke Rubach of Rubach Wealth as panellists and Paul Gryglewicz of Global Governance Advisors as moderator. Each of…
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Thought Leadership
Some great insights on what first time directors should consider when joining a board:
No matter how experienced they are as leaders or how much previous boardroom exposure they have had, most first-time directors will admit to having some trepidation before their first board meeting: What will the first board meeting be like?
Data Showcases Skills Composition of Board Directors
Equilar examined the skills and expertise of board members from the proxy statements of over 300 public companies in the United States and Canada in a recent report.
