Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE)
Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE)
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
Gender quotas do not thwart meritocracy
Gender quotas increase overall quality of both men and women
Crowdfunding as activism
Why more women support female founders online and in underrepresented industries
Reframing the ‘business case’ for gender equality
Rotman Magazine
Instead of focusing on building a ‘business case’ for gender equality, we need to re-frame it as an innovation challenge.
Allyship is Leadership
LGBTQ workers often struggle with coming out and feeling safe in the workplace. For many people, the decision to come out is contingent on whether they perceive the environment to be inclusive. This is where allies can step in by taking a stand and creating a culture of safety.
Four Short Talks that Change the Conversation on Inequality
This event launched the publication of Rotman Magazine’s special issue on Inequality. We featured four short “TED-style” talks on inequality and what to do about it on October 03, 2017
Upcoming event
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Conversation with Dr. Kim Stanton, Legal Director of LEAF (Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund) on December 5, 2017 | 5:00-6:00 PM
GATE in the News
Learning Doesn’t Mean a Livelihood
On International Day of the Girl, Sarah Kaplan and Rachael Goodman argue for The Mark News that, though girls may be encouraged to get educated, family responsibilities and cultural expectations can hold them back from the working world. Also appeared in Japan Times, Peruvian Times, Cyprus Mail
Women in the boardroom: Has the time for quotas arrived?
Op-Ed by Sarah Kaplan and Aaron Dhir (Osgoode Hall Law School) in the Globe and Mail
U of T students protest lack of diversity on all-white social equality panel
Sarah Kaplan is interviewed on CBC's The Current