Mon, Nov 09
|Virtual (for the Kickoff meeting)
Advancing Women Leadership Through Data
We're teaming up with Women in Communications and Technology Canada (WCT) to show, through data, how WCT helps women feel connected, equipped and empowered to advance, and how employers benefit when they do.
Time & Location
Nov 09, 2026, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST
Virtual (for the Kickoff meeting)
About the event
Confidentiality Agreement and private project
WCT has requested volunteers sign a confidentially agreement.
Women in Communications and Technology Canada
Mission: to advance women in the digitally driven workplace
Vision: to help companies in Canada achieve gender parity and help the women within them flourish in their careers.
Values: Growth, Excellence, Impact, Community
For Canadian organizations working to close their leadership gap, Women in Communications & Technology (WCT) is the only national organization that builds their leadership pipeline through proven accelerators, mentorship and a 3,500+ member community no employer can replicate in-house.
WCT’s impact is reflected in a 90%+ member recommendation rate, 100% mentor satisfaction, an employer satisfaction rating of 4.2/5, and 81% of Career Accelerator participants reporting career advancement as a result of WCT programs.
Our offering includes:
Online Community Membership: : A digital hub connecting 3,500+ members, where all WCT programs, webinars, and virtual events take place, creating opportunities for networking, knowledge sharing, and professional growth.
Career Accelerators: Co-hort based leadership development programs tailored to 4 key career stages
Pods Mentoring Program: WCT signature 6-week structured group mentoring program pairing 1 mentor with up to 5 mentees
Regional chapters: Volunteer-managed regional chapters in 7 locations across Canada (London, Ottawa, Waterloo, GTA, AB and BC,MB) offering in person networking and learning opportunities.
Employer Programs & Resources: Practical resources and initiatives to help employers strengthen talent retention and evolve workplace cultures, including communities of practice, allyship and sponsorship supports, and research, reports and industry insight
Annual Leadership Excellence Awards & Gala: An annual awards program celebrating and recognizing the outstanding achievements, leadership and contributions of women across Canada’s ICT and digital sectors.
Job Board and talent network: Connecting employers with a network of qualified women talent, providing access to potential candidates and emerging talent before positions are even posted.
Theory of Change:
WCT’s evaluation approach is grounded in the understanding that when women have access to leadership development, mentorship, sponsorship, and professional networks and employers are supported in creating more inclusive workplaces, then women are better positioned to advance and employers are better equipped to develop and retain women’s talent. This informs the selection of indicators and the monitoring of progress toward intended outcomes of each program offered by WCT.
Key Goals for This Project
We want to strengthen how WCT captures, measures and communicates its impact through evidence-based Storytelling that demonstrates our theory of change in action.
The first story captures the experience, outcomes and career progression of the WCT participant. The second story captures the experiences and organizational outcomes of the employers who engage with WCT. Together the two perspectives contribute to an overall story of systems change and moving the needle on leadership advancements for women in Information Communications and Technology.
We would like to share the results of this project at our Annual Leadership Excellence Awards Gala on April 20, 2027, and through other channels, e.g. LinkedIn, partner impact reports.
Available data
Data will be available in the private website group
Confidentiality Agreement
WCT has requested volunteers sign a confidentially agreement.
Private website group
Data will be shared in the private DCM website group. To get access, please follow these steps:
Join the DCM website community: Become a member.
Download the form: Download the Confidentiality Agreement (NDA) form.
Submit the signed form: Email the completed and signed NDA to jessica.bosch@datachangemakers.org.
Wait for your invitation: You will receive an email invitation to join the private group within 2 business days. Please check your inbox and spam folder.
We also ask volunteers to seek permission before sharing any output on social media.
Key Dates
Live volunteer showcase: TBC
Support and collaboration
Jessica Bosh (jessica.bosch@datachangemakers.org ) is the Project Lead and will be your point of contact. She will invite you to the private website group and will oversee the Slack channel collaboration.
Data Sharing & Confidentiality
Privacy: All personal and sensitive participant information (PII) will be removed by WCT before sharing datasets.
Intellectual Property: These datasets represent WCT internal operational data and intellectual property.
Volunteer Portfolio Sharing: Volunteers may share sanitized or aggregated versions of their Work Product as part of their professional portfolio, provided that the underlying data is clearly attributed to WCT.
Website and Social Media
Website: https://wct-fct.com