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Article by Twila Reid on gender equality in the workplace reproduced on Legal Executive Institute blog

Make it Happen!, the latest article from the Canadian Lawyer column “The Twila Zone” has been republished on the Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute blog.

In light of International Women’s Day, March 8, author Twila Reid focused on the current state of gender equality within businesses for her latest column article. Twila outlines why gender equality is so important for businesses and provides suggestions and recommendations for what firms can do to attract, retain and advance women in the workplace.

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