Meet two local women of influence – SooToday.com
May 27, 2015
Dr. Gayle Broad was surprised to be awarded Northeastern Ontario Influential Women’s Executive of the Year Award on Monday evening but not for the reasons you might think.
The term executive has not generally been associated with a company donig business in the social eeconomy, she told the people gathered for the dinner and awards presentations at the Northern Comfort Suites and Conference Centre; but she appreciated the recognition.
The social economy is driven equally by the needs of people and the environment as well as business, she said.
Broad told SooToday she thought someone working in the social economy wouldn’t have been recognized as an executive until recently but changing attitudes in business have led people to realize that the community, the environment and the economy are all part of the same thing and interdependent.
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