Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Laval University, Quebec, Canada

Sophie Brière is an associate professor in the management department of the Faculty of Business Administration at Laval University. She is Chairholder Women and Organization. She has a master's and doctoral degree from the National School of Public Administration and a post-doctorate from the University of Ottawa's School of International Development and Globalization. She holds the academic coordination of graduate program about Women and Organisation, international development and humanitarian action and project management. During her career, she worked as a consultant, trainer and researcher with organizations and universities in various countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia. For the past twenty years, she has especially developed expertise about the gender equality in organizations in various sectors, gender and international development projects, support for women's entrepreneurship and the impact of women's presence on board of directors.