DiverseCity Counts 2

A snapshot of Diverse Leadership in the GTA

DiverseCity Counts is a three-year research project being conducted by Toronto Metropolitan University’s Diversity Institute. It is part of DiverseCity: The Greater Toronto Leadership Project, an initiative of Maytree and the Toronto City Summit Alliance to promote diversity in leadership in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

Ensuring that the leadership of the region reflects the population’s diversity has important social and economic implications for the GTA, because diversity in leadership:  Supports improved financial and organizational performance; Provides stronger links to domestic and global markets;  Helps organizations attract and retain the best talent; Supports creativity in decision making; and Promotes social inclusion because leaders shape the aspirations of the population.

Published:

May 2010