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Note: This article originally appeared in The Globe and Mail. It is often said, but bears repeating, that women are significantly underrepresented in the innovation economy, with one recent report finding that only 5 per cent of Canadian technology companies have a solo female founder or chief executive. Such representation is similar – and arguably […]

By Jane Kearns, Senior Advisor, MaRS Cleantech It’s well known that women are under-represented in the innovation economy. In fact, a recent report found that only 5% of Canadian technology companies have a solo female founder or CEO, and only 13% of companies have one female co-founder. In our experience here at MaRS, such representation […]

The Women in Cleantech Challenge is the first of five prize-based challenges led by Natural Resources Canada that will invest $75 million to boost the development of clean technology. TORONTO, May 10, 2018 – MaRS and Natural Resources Canada announced today that they’re teaming up to support women cleantech entrepreneurs by launching the Women in […]