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New study finds companies with women on corporate boards are more innovative, efficient

If there were a straightforward and cost-effective way for businesses to fuel groundbreaking innovation, improve efficiency, spur growth, increase competitiveness and reduce risk, they would almost surely adopt it.

Feb 6, 2020

$2-million gift supports advancement of women and diversity in business

$2-million gift supports advancement of women and diversity in business

A $2 million gift from prominent Vancouver business leader John Montalbano to UBC’s Sauder School of Business creates a professorship focused on the advancement of women and diversity in business leadership.

Nov 25, 2013

Catfight? Workplace conflicts between women get bad rap

A new UBC study suggests troubling perceptions exist when it comes to women involved in disputes at work.

Feb 25, 2013

Trio of studies reveals attitudes of women, obstetricians and family physicians on use of technology in childbirth

Three studies by University of British Columbia and Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) researchers are providing the closest look yet at the attitudes of women and their caregivers around the use of birth technology, and together reveal ongoing misperceptions among caregivers around the safety of vaginal births.

Jun 13, 2011

Women in Canada’s news industry still face glass ceiling: study

Canadian women journalists hit the glass ceiling in senior management despite making gains that reach or exceed parity at most other levels, according to a International Women’s Media Foundation global report co-authored by UBC Prof. Mary Lynn Young.

Mar 24, 2011