Survive and Thrive: The Challenge of Gender Diversity
Sarah Kaplan's chapter in the 2017 book, Survive and Thrive: Winning Against Strategic Threats to Your Business, covers the challenge of gender diversity in organizations.
Rotman Magazine Special Issue on Inequality
(New! We collaborated with Rotman Magazine on a special issue on Inequality, out this Fall!)
Hidden Business and Open Secrets: How Human Trafficking is Managed and What You Can Do About It
Rotman Management Magazine
2.5 million people are trafficked each year, nearly 80% of which are women and girls, with most engaged in the sex trade. The authors make four recommendations for global businesses to exercise leadership in the effort to eradicate human trafficking.
The Rise of Gender Capitalism
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Investing with a gender lens can create financial and social impact by increasing women’s access to capital, promoting workplace equity, and creating products and services that improve the lives of women and girls.
Investing with a Gender Lens
Rotman Management Magazine
Rotman Professor Sarah Kaplan describes, in an interview, the emerging investing movement that is using a ‘gender lens’ to uncover value.
How Subtle Class Cues Can Backfire on Your Resume
Harvard Business Review
Hiring at professional services firms is highly skewed toward applicants from wealthy families. But this research uncovered a disturbing twist: coming from an advantaged social background helps only men.
Tackling the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship
Knowledge @ Insead
VCs claim that if women pitched high-quality businesses, the meritocracy would duly reward them. But research shows that all else being equal, men still fare better than women.