Status of Women Canada supports certification system for gender equality
OTTAWA — Helle Bank Jorgensen remembered being asked one day whether the company she owns was certified as a woman-owned business.
“Yep! Last time I checked,” she said with a laugh as she peered down at her chest through the top of her blouse.
She said she soon discovered the question was really about whether the business she owns, Toronto-based B.Accountability, which advises companies on corporate sustainability, had received the stamp of approval from a certification body designed to promote female-owned firms.
“I had no idea,” she said.