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On October 2, 2018, about 120 travel professionals came together to discuss
gender equity and equality in Canada's travel industry.

Industry panelists included: ​Amrita Bhalla, managing director, A.B
Consulting, Shalene Dudley, owner of Latitude Concierge Travels, Brad Ford,
president of  Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold - Canada and Rhea
Simms, global coordinator of the Planeterra Foundation.

Our subject matter expert panelists were Julie Lalonde, women’s rights
​advocate and public educator, and  Farrah Khan, manager of
​Ryerson's Office of Sexual Violence Support and Education.

The event was hosted by Young Travel Professionals, in partnership with Ryerson
University - Ted Rogers School of Hospitality & Tourism Management and
​sponsored by G Adventures and Planeterra.
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FACTS ABOUT GENDER EQUITY & EQUALITY

Women hold approximately 10 - 20 per cent of Executive and Board positions in Canada's travel industry.
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According to the WTTC, women represent more than 60 per cent of travel & tourism employment.

According to a 2018 LeanIn.org and McKinsey Women in the Workplace study, men are more likely to be hired into manager-level jobs & they are far more likely to be promoted into them.

As UN Women reports, "When more women work, economies grow. Women’s economic
empowerment boosts productivity, ​increases economic diversification and income equality
​in addition to other positive development outcomes."

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