Write 5 pages thesis on the topic equal status of professional women in business and society. The paper seeks to discuss gender quotas for top jobs to encourage equality or tokenism in Canada.

For women to have an equal opportunity like the opposite sex, the government of Canada should consider women being on the board not only because they have the right but also they should be on the board because they are competent individuals. This means that equal opportunity for women and men depends on the education background and not gender whenever there is a chance for top jobs in the companies. Gender discrimination has been part and parcel of the government where women are not involved in boardrooms due to the fact that they are women, but today women are competent like men and they are able to handle any top management positions and manage it well (Newman, 2012). The issue of incompetence has been revolving around since, in the past, women were not put in election lists to be nominated for elections to boards simply because of gender discrimination. Despite women being competent they have not been considered as able individuals, the Canadian government should consider the competence of individual when there is an opportunity and gender should not be a factor that the government should look in the top jobs.

In Canada, imbalance of women in the positions of power has been the trend through globally the same disparity exists. This means that companies together with the government should implement gender quotas in order to encourage greater equality between men and women (Glendyne, 2011). Leadership balance can be a long-lasting solution to gender equality where the government should incorporate women in the political positions of power. Despite women advancing in education, they have been underrepresented in the leadership positions where they are discriminated due to gender. Balance of leadership can only be achieved when the government of Canada will set aside certain leadership positions to the women and men should not be allowed to contest&nbsp.with the women.&nbsp.