August 2018
A snapshot of 2018, so far...😎
#MeToo Backlash In Corporate Canada Sees Women Locked Out
Speaking with The Canadian Press, Sarah Kaplan explains why we shouldn't allow the #MeToo movement to be co-opted. (This piece also appeared in the Huffington Post.)
Gender gap in unpaid labour means women work ‘double shift,’ experts say
Sarah Kaplan speaks to the NationalPost about the gender gap in unpaid labour revealed by the latest StatsCan report.
July 2018
Gender budgeting: What is it?
How men pass as the “ideal worker”
This study finds that women are more likely than men to reveal efforts to achieve work-life balance, and thus face greater penalties.
Beyond the Business Case: Can we fix unconscious bias in recruiting?
In Episode 3, Vanessa Ko interviews Sonia Kang and Martin Hauck to bust some myths about recruiting.
June 2018
GATE Newsletter: Our summer reading list ☀
The link between workplace culture and the “new” dad
This study looks at how men view themselves as fathers, and how organizations are constraining or empowering men to adopt more engaged parenting identities.
Addressing the gender confidence gap
This study explores the role of gender blindness and finds that gender blindness can improve women’s confidence without requiring women to change their behaviour.
Listen to local women
Rachael Goodman and Sarah Kaplan write for The Mark News about why many women find more value in building social networks and confidence than economic empowerment. (This piece was also picked up by the Helsinki Times, Japan Today, The City Paper Bogota, and the Peruvian Times.)