Award: $10,000
TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2015 /CNW/ - The University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management
and TD Bank Group ("TD") are announcing the establishment of a two
year think tank initiative to support the advancement of women.
Through community outreach with an essay competition and
later a research paper, the Rotman School and TD are seeking to
generate and share innovative perspectives about women's career,
family and legacy aspirations.
"We know that women and men think differently about their
family, career and legacy choices," said Walid Hejazi, an Associate Professor at the
Rotman School, who will lead the research paper of this initiative.
"Working together with TD will allow us to delve into these
differences and understand the progression of choices women make
regarding their careers, and the role education and financial
sectors can play in contributing to their solutions and
success."
"Through our Women Investor Program, TD has been committed to
supporting women in finance and we're proud to work with the Rotman
School of Management to establish an innovative think tank to
better understand the challenges women confront in their pursuit of
career, family and legacy," said Sandy
Cimoroni, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
TD Wealth. "We want to take a real and honest look at how women
balance and rebalance competing priorities throughout their
careers, and this collection of essays is the first step toward
building the foundation for future insights."
Women with more than 10 years of work experience living in
Canada are encouraged to submit a
maximum 1,500 word personal essay about the choices made between
their career, family and legacy aspirations. Essayists are asked to
provide an assessment of their career goals and how these have
changed as a result of emerging family and/or legacy aspirations.
Insights into the underlying drivers and personal impact of these
choices are also being sought. The competition will be led by
the Rotman's Initiative for Women in Business. Deadline for essay
submissions is 5:00pm on Thursday April 23, 2015.
Five semi-finalists will be selected to present to a private
audience of Rotman School and TD judges in Toronto on June 15,
2015. Immediately following the presentations, the judges
will deliberate to finalize the winner, who will receive a
certificate of acknowledgement and a cash award of $10,000. The winner will be announced at a lunch
with senior TD and Rotman leaders in Toronto on June 15,
2015.
All details for the TD & Rotman
Women @ Work Essay Competition can be found at:
www.rotman.utoronto.ca/tdwomenatwork
Rotman School of Management
The Rotman School of
Management is located in the heart of Canada's commercial and cultural capital and
is part of the University of Toronto,
one of the world's top 20 research universities. The Rotman School
fosters a new way to think that enables our graduates to tackle
today's global business challenges. The Rotman School of Management
is a leader in promoting and supporting gender diversity and is the
only business school in Canada
with a dedicated Initiative for Women in Business. For more
information, visit www.rotman.utoronto.ca.
Rotman's Initiative for Women in Business has been
committed to strengthening the female talent pipeline since 2008.
With programming tailored for each stage of a woman's career,
participants gain strategic decision-making and leadership skills,
and learn how to influence and inspire teams. Together with
award-winning faculty and corporate partners, we proudly support
women's career development as a keystone to organizational
prosperity. www.rotman.utoronto.ca/women
About TD Bank Group
The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its
subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Group ("TD" or the
"Bank"). TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by branches and serves more than
24 million customers in three key businesses operating in a number
of locations in financial centres around the globe: Canadian
Retail, including TD Canada Trust, TD Auto Finance Canada, TD
Wealth (Canada), TD Direct
Investing, and TD Insurance; U.S. Retail, including TD Bank,
America's Most Convenient Bank, TD Auto Finance U.S., TD Wealth
(U.S.), and an investment in TD Ameritrade; and Wholesale Banking,
including TD Securities. TD also ranks among the world's leading
online financial services firms, with approximately 9.7 million
active online and mobile customers. TD had CDN$1.1 trillion in assets on January 31, 2015. The Toronto-Dominion Bank
trades under the symbol "TD" on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges.
About TD Wealth
TD Wealth represents the products and
services of TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. (Member-Canadian Investor
Protection Fund), TD Waterhouse Private Investment Counsel Inc., TD
Wealth Private Trust (offered by The Canada Trust Company) and TD
Wealth Private Banking (offered by The Toronto-Dominion Bank).
SOURCE TD Bank Group