I think most people would agree that this past year has been one of the longest and hardest of their life, but at the same time, it’s hard to believe we have been living through this pandemic for a year. There is much to be grateful for – I feel so lucky to have had so much more time with my family than I otherwise would have, and I am so thankful that we have remained healthy and happy. Every year on International Women’s Day, I reflect on how far women have come in the workforce compared to my mother’s generation, and where I hoped we would be by the time my children enter the workplace. And while I remain optimistic about gender equality in their time, the pandemic has set back a decade of progress toward women achieving gender parity in the workplace…
Jessica Pezim has recently joined Bedford as a Principal Consultant. Prior to joining Bedford, Jessica worked at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Human Resources focusing on talent. She was most recently a Director in the Executive Talent Management Group where she supported Capital Markets, Commercial Banking and Wealth. In previous roles she lead Campus Recruitment and Student Programming for Capital Markets which grew to leading the Campus Recruiting efforts enterprise-wide for CIBC. Jessica holds a Juris Doctorate from Osgoode Hall Law School, an MBA from the Schulich School of Business and a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies from Western University. She is called to the Ontario Bar Association and is a member of the Law Society of Ontario.
