Because it’s 2017: Gender Equality as an Innovation Challenge
Rotman Management Magazine
Sarah Kaplan argues that instead of focusing on building a ‘business case’ for gender equality, we need to re-frame it as an innovation challenge.
The Unintended Consequences of Diversity Statements
Harvard Business Review
Advertising oneself as a diversity-friendly employer does not solve the problem of discrimination. Pro-diversity statements give you a more diverse applicant pool, but it takes more to make workplaces inclusive.
Meritocracy: From Myth to Reality
Rotman Management Magazine
Our frames of reference and procedures contain implicit biases that devalue women’s contributions and reinforce the privileges of dominant groups. Here’s what to do about it.
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Conversation with Mary Eberts, co-founder of LEAF (Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund) on the social and economic costs of gender-based violence and what can be done about it.
Parental Leave: More Time with the Kids
Sarah Kaplan appears on TVO's The Agenda to talk about the challenges with Canada's new parental leave policy.
2nd Annual Research Roundtable on Gender and the Economy
We hosted our 2nd Annual Research Roundtable for academic researchers. This year, the discussion featured a keynote from Professor Laura Morgan Roberts, idea blitzes from U of T researchers, and a debate on the pros and cons of diversity training.
MBA clubs are allies
The Letters is supported by all of its allies in other MBA clubs around the Rotman School.
Hadiya Roderique appears on BNN to discuss her “Black on Bay Street” essay
GATE-funded researcher, Hadiya Roderique, was interviewed on BNN to discuss practices that could improve diversity and inclusion in organizations.
GATE hosts pre-budget consultation on gender impacts with Minister Morneau
More than 20 gender experts – academics and NGO leaders – joined Minister Morneau and his team for a discussion of gender in the Canadian budget.
Not all women’s entrepreneurship is created equal
How work-family conflict can segregate women into lower-status ventures and reinforce gender gaps in entrepreneurship.