Two women of distinction recognized from the Ted Rogers School of Management
YWCA Toronto鈥檚 Women of Distinction Award winners, Dr. Daphne Taras (left) and Charlie Wall-Andrews (right).
The Ted Rogers School of Management has a new distinction 鈥� two of our colleagues have been recognized among the seven Women of Distinction in the City of Toronto.
Daphne Taras, Dean of the Ted Rogers School of Management at 91福利, and PhD candidate and Ted Rogers School lecturer Charlie Wall-Andrews, are receiving the this year, the organization announced today.
The award was given to Dean Taras for her efforts supporting women鈥檚 advancement in academia and business. In the citation, the YWCA of Toronto lauded Dean Taras鈥� mentorship of future business and academic leaders, and her advocacy to remove barriers for women. 鈥淎s a woman of a certain age, each of my grey hairs was hard-earned in the battle for equity,鈥� she joked, 鈥渁nd I know firsthand that it isn鈥檛 easy to make it through the rough patches.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檝e worked in two male-dominated fields 鈥� labour relations and business academia. It鈥檚 not enough to just kick doors open. To be a leader, you鈥檝e got to hold the door open for the next person, and the next,鈥� Dean Taras said. 鈥淢entoring female leaders, and encouraging the careers of people from marginalized groups has been my proudest achievement, so this recognition is gratifying.鈥�
Dean Taras has the unusual distinction of being recognized by the YWCA in two cities, Saskatoon and now Toronto. She was also named a 鈥淭op 100 Woman鈥� by the Women鈥檚 Executive Network in 2012, and received many additional awards for leadership in her academic field. 鈥淚t is important for people to know that I also am a wife, mother and grandmother, and that I was able to do it all, but not simultaneously,鈥� Dean Taras said. 鈥淭he idea that we can have work-life balance at all times is too much of a burden, especially for women. It induces terrible guilt. But in time, we do achieve that balance.鈥�
Wall-Andrews鈥� work has focused on advancing equity and diversity in the arts and cultural sectors. 鈥淩eceiving this award serves as a source of inspiration and motivation to continue striving towards making a difference in the creative industries by collaborating with the community," Wall-Andrews said, adding 鈥淚 am thankful to be completing a PhD in Management at TRSM, which encourages community engagement and collaboration in doing research to address grand challenges in the creative industries.鈥�
Wall-Andrews will soon be the Ted Rogers School鈥檚 first PhD graduate. Wall-Andrews was named a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar while continuing her research through the Ted Rogers School鈥檚 Diversity Institute and has received the SSHRC Joseph Armand Bombardier Doctoral Scholarship. Her previous community leadership was recognized as one of the "Top 30 Under 30" by Corporate Knights. She was named a Legacy Fellow by the prestigious Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship and has had her work published in peer-reviewed journals.
For more than 40 years, YWCA Toronto has been recognizing Women of Distinction, described as 鈥渧isionaries committed to creating a place at the table for women, girls and gender diverse people and shattering glass ceilings.鈥� This is a particularly special year for the YWCA, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary.
The awards will be presented at a gala dinner June 8, 2023.
Congratulations, Daphne Taras and Charlie Wall-Andrews!