Sometimes, They Just Can’t Handle the Truth
Research2Reality interviewed Sarah Kaplan to learn more about what inspired her to become a researcher, along with some other fun tidbits.
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.
The Moment and its adoption of holacracy
Holacracy is a management system that aims to redistribute power by defining roles within an organization in terms of the authority associated with each. This case examines The Moment’s adoption of Holacracy and how the new system encouraged rebalancing of power between genders within the organization.
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.
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.
Future in Sound Podcast: Dwelling in Tensions
In this episode of The Future in Sound podcast, host Jenn Wilson talks with Sarah Kaplan about turning theory into practice and how the diverse views of stakeholders can improve decision making.
November 2020
Our Gender Analytics on-line specialization has launched
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.
How the caring economy can revive us
Corporate Knights
Sarah Kaplan writes about the need to put caring back into the economy in order to achieve economic recovery.
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.