Biography
When Jannick Bouthillette cofounded Profession’ELLE, in 2016, her take on the state of women in the workplace was that it did not reflect their qualifications, ambitions and talent. Women are as competent and ambitious as their male colleagues, yet it seems more difficult for them to be heard, to get promoted or to lead in their own way.
Female empowerment is part of the solution. Profession’ELLE is a place where we give professional women access to a wide diversity of role models so they can develop their network and find the way to achieve their professional ambitions.
But for Jannick, it is also necessary to acknowledge the fact that certain work environments are part of the problem of why there are so few women in certain fields. In order to minimize the effect of bias in our decision process, it is essential for each of us to recognize that we are part of the problem, so that we can start fixing it. Profession’ELLE wants to be part of the solution by having the courage to bring the subject to the table.