The talk this past week was about women on boards, how there isn’t enough of them and what should be done to get more women around the board table.
Lots of theories – from the old boys’ network choosing from their own group to women not even wanting the job, in part because they feel it’s too difficult to strive for the top when they have family obligations to juggle.
Well, guess what? Men who take paternity leave are finding they too are getting left behind with wages about 15.5% lower than their colleagues who didn’t take time off when their kids were born. So more men taking paternity leave may be the answer – then men will start pushing for change as well.
Men also need to be supportive when it comes to their own spouses, according to a story from the CBC citing a Harvard study. According to the study, “a strong majority of male respondents said they expected their spouses’ careers to take a backseat to their own.”
In other news, China unexpectedly lowered its lending rate, hoping to stimulate the economy. China’s slow growth could affect local real estate , the Conference Board of Canada believes.
In other breaking news, China plans to end salt monopolies, which is only fascinating because they have existed for so long.
And my favourite headline of the week? From the Globe and Mail: The very rich get very richer (very quickly) in Canada .
