February 2025
Beyond Backlash: Turning Resistance into Learning
LinkedIn Live Conversation: Transforming DEI Backlash into Growth
Professors Sonia Kang and Camellia Bryan will explore Bryan’s research on DEI backlash and what organizations can do to transform resistance into learning and growth. | February 28, 2025
A Year in Review: A Look Back at 2024
Check out what we were up to in 2024!
How can we move beyond DEI backlash?
Employees feeling threatened by DEI initiatives can result in transformational learning, growth, and allyship, rather than backlash.
Caught in the “task bind”: How gender stereotypes shape women managers’ work
Negative gender stereotypes push women managers to focus on visible tasks, limiting the critical behind-the-scenes planning that drives department success.
Parental irrationality: Gender norms shape work and child care decisions
Gendered norms shape parental decision-making around work and child care, often under the guise of rationality.
Rotman Documentary Insights presents “The Day Iceland Stood Still”
Join us for a screening of 'The Day Iceland Stood Still', a film exploring the powerful 1975 protest when 90% of Icelandic women halted work and domestic duties to demand gender equality, a moment that reshaped the country and inspired global change. | April 10, 2025
Mirza: Inclusive Innovation in Childcare
Mirza is a fintech company that provides a platform to help employers and employees navigate government childcare support programs, aiming to address systemic childcare shortages and the motherhood penalty, particularly for low-wage workers.
Navigating role conflict: How time management shapes workplace connections
This research examines how STEM professionals experiencing role conflict manage workplace interactions, highlighting the trade-offs between efficient time management and fostering workplace relationships.
Know your business’s purpose
GATE's Founding Director Sarah Kaplan speaks to Accounting and Bussiness about how organizations risk damaging their reputation by using purpose statements but acting contrary to them. (Image credit: Accounting and Bussiness)