Rigorous, cutting-edge research that advances insights on the dynamics of gender in the economy
Public events and press that bring insights on gender and the economy to life for practitioners
Programs that train current and future leaders to design policies, organizations and products for equality
Ways that you and your organization can get involved in changing the conversation on gender equality
Upcoming events
Livestream: Martin J. Cannon on “Men, Masculinity, and the Indian Act”
In conversation with author and associate professor Martin J. Cannon, as they examine Canada's Indian Act and encourages Indigenous men to begin to articulate the complex ways in which their life’s journey is shaped by discrimination directed at Indigenous women. | December 7, 2020
Livestream: Erin Kelly & Phyllis Moen on “Overload: How Good Jobs Went Bad and What We Can Do About It”
In conversation with Sarah Kaplan, Erin Kelly and Phyllis Moen, draw from their Fortune 500 experience to chat about why too much work and too little time is hurting workers and companies―and how a proven workplace redesign can benefit employees and the bottom line. | January 25, 2021
Key insights and research
Gender-based analysis as a turnaround strategy at McCarthy Uniforms
McCarthy Uniforms is a uniform supplier to schools, sports teams, municipalities, and businesses. This case study focuses on how the leadership team used gender-based analysis to identify growth opportunities in a turnaround strategy to save McCarthy Uniforms from bankruptcy.
Why changing gendered behaviour does not equate to gender equality
This study examines how a program in the Democratic Republic of Congo challenged gender norms by helping men change their individual gendered behaviours. Despite these changes, men still adhered to gender hierarchy, suggesting that gender equality requires more systemic transformation.
A Feminist Economic Recovery Plan for Canada
An exciting new collaborative release from GATE and the YWCA Canada, highlighting 8 pillars for recovery with a focus on supporting the care economy, investing in social infrastructure and lifting up women-owned businesses.
Past event summaries
Livestream: Experts Discuss “The Equity Equation in Capital Markets”
GATE and Women in Capital Markets co-hosted a panel discussion featuring leading experts in the financial services industry about what the future for inclusion in the industry holds.
Livestream: “Artificial Intelligence and Bias”: Film Screening & Discussion with filmmaker Shalini Kantayya
Film screening and livestream discussion for the 2020 documentary film Coded Bias (90 minutes) with the filmmaker, Shalini Kantayya in conversation with Sarah Kaplan.
GATE in the News
Universal child care would generate up to $29 billion a year in tax revenues, new report says
GATE research associate, Carmina Ravanera, discusses how the pandemic has highlighted the need for universal child care, in this piece by The Toronto Star.
What the Tories’ pandemic-era budget means for women
GATE Research Associate, Carmina Ravanera, comments on the need for an economic recovery to address the systemic forms of inequality and discrimination experienced by this pandemic.
New Gender Analytics Specialization Launched by University of Toronto’s Institute for Gender and the Economy on Coursera.
A first-of-its-kind Gender Analytics Specialization was launched this week on Coursera by the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.
Upcoming events
Key insights and research
GATE in the News
Universal child care would generate up to $29 billion a year in tax revenues, new report says
GATE research associate, Carmina Ravanera, discusses how the pandemic has highlighted the need for universal child care, in this piece by The Toronto Star.
What the Tories’ pandemic-era budget means for women
GATE Research Associate, Carmina Ravanera, comments on the need for an economic recovery to address the systemic forms of inequality and discrimination experienced by this pandemic.
New Gender Analytics Specialization Launched by University of Toronto’s Institute for Gender and the Economy on Coursera.
A first-of-its-kind Gender Analytics Specialization was launched this week on Coursera by the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.