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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.

Sarah Kaplan2018-07-23T11:16:50-04:00Categories: Featured, Research Briefs|Tags: Careers+jobs, Diversity+inclusion, Feminism, Masculinity|
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The cultural underpinnings of sex segregation

Researchers use diary entries and interviews to show how college students’ socialization into the field of engineering leads women to believe that they are a “bad fit."

Sarah Kaplan2018-07-23T11:04:03-04:00Categories: Featured, Research Briefs|Tags: Bias+stereotypes, Careers+jobs, Sexual harassment, Women in STEM|
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  • A set of four diverse hands clapping from each corner

What exactly is sponsorship in business?

In this video, MBA Student Fellow, Ria Dutta, interviews several practitioners, academics, and activists about sponsorship and how it's different from mentorship.

Sarah Kaplan2021-05-30T10:07:10-04:00Categories: Featured, Multimedia, Video|Tags: Business case, Careers+jobs, Diversity+inclusion, Leadership|
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How occupations become gendered: A look at microfinance

This study provides evidence that the gender of the initial person filling a gender-neutral role, has lasting consequences for how that role is subsequently perceived.

Sarah Kaplan2018-07-23T11:01:54-04:00Categories: Featured, Research Briefs|Tags: Bias+stereotypes, Careers+jobs, Microfinance|
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  • Sonia Kang and Jamil Jivani

Jamil Jivani on “Why Young Men: Rage, Race and the Crisis of Identity”

Jamil Jivani, the founder of the Citizen Empowerment Project, joined us to discuss his latest book: "Why Young Men: Rage, Race and the Crisis of Identity." | April 9

Sarah Kaplan2018-07-23T12:10:54-04:00Categories: Events, Featured, Past|Tags: Allies, Masculinity|
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  • Joanne Lipman Thats What She Said

Joanne Lipman on “That’s What She Said”

Joanne Lipman, Editor in Chief of USA TODAY, joined us on March 28 to talk about her book "That's What She Said: What Men Need to Know and Women Need to Tell Them About Working Together."

Sarah Kaplan2021-05-30T10:52:00-04:00Categories: Events, Featured, Past|Tags: Allies, Diversity+inclusion, Leadership|
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Journalism and the #Metoo moment

In light of the #Metoo moment, we welcomed Catherine Porter, The New York Times’ Canada bureau chief to moderate a conversation with Jodi Kantor and Emily Steel, the investigative journalists who broke the Harvey Weinstein and Bill O’Reilly stories, and Jessica Bennett, the NYT’s gender editor.

Sarah Kaplan2023-02-07T11:14:21-05:00Categories: Events, Featured, Past|Tags: Careers+jobs, Feminism, Gender-based violence, Sexual harassment|
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  • Sarah Kaplan for Macleans Magazine

Canadian women on the gender pay gap, and how we can fix it

In this Maclean's video, Sarah Kaplan and Hadiya Roderique discuss how to fix the gender pay gap alongside Rona Ambrose, Diana Matheson, Kirstine Stewart, Rudayna Bahubeshi and Jodi Kovitz.

Sarah Kaplan2021-05-30T11:00:09-04:00Categories: Featured, Multimedia, News, Video|Tags: Gender wage gap, Meritocracy|
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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.

rtmn2018-02-08T18:08:12-05:00Categories: Articles for Practitioners, Featured|Tags: Bias+stereotypes, Business case, Innovation+creativity|
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  • Anjuan Simmons

How to be an Ally: Lending privilege

Anjuan Simmons gave practical tips for what any of us can do to be an ally and lend our privilege to marginalized groups at work.

Gender and the Economy2021-05-30T11:25:13-04:00Categories: Events, Featured, Past, Video|Tags: Allies, Diversity+inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Masculinity|
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