Public events and press that bring insights on gender and the economy to life for practitioners
Upcoming events
Livestream: “A Toolkit for Leaders: 4 Short Talks”
This 4 Short Talks speaker series, hosted by the Rotman Management Magazine, features contributors from their Fall 2020 issue. Speakers, including Sarah Kaplan, will discuss how to build back better from COVID-19. | September 29, 2020
Livestream: Christine Beckman & Melissa Mazmanian on “Dreams of the Overworked”
In conversation with Sonia Kang, Christine Beckman and Melissa Mazmanian discuss the real reasons we feel inadequate in the face of our dreams, and a call to celebrate how we support one another in the service of family and work in our daily life. | October 5, 2020
Livestream: Pamela Newkirk on “Diversity, Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion-Dollar Business”
Sonia Kang chats with award-winning journalist, professor of journalism, and author of "Diversity Inc.", Pamela Newkirk, on how we need to abandon ineffective, costly inclusivity measures and commit ourselves to combatting enduring racial attitudes. | November 9, 2020
Livestream: “Artificial Intelligence and Bias”: Film Screening & Discussion with filmmaker Shalini Kantayya
Film screening and panel discussion event! Watch the 2020 documentary film Coded Bias (90 minutes) and join us for a livestream discussion with the filmmaker, Shalini Kantayya in conversation with Sarah Kaplan. | November 16, 2020
In the news
The economy won’t heal till women are back at work
Women are out of work all over the country because of the pandemic. This Globe and Mail perspective piece, referencing our Feminist Economic Recovery Plan, pushes for a robust investment in child care and jobs training in order to build back better.
What a feminist post-COVID economic recovery looks like
GATE Research Associate, Carmina Ravanera, and co-author of the Feminist Economic Recovery Plan, discusses the plan and what the pandemic has revealed in this NOW Magazine feature.
How can employers support staff with children during pandemic schooling?
Sarah Kaplan is featured in this Benefits Canada piece and discusses why corporations need to pay better attention to working parents, especially women if they want to keep them in the workforce.
Nine experts share the opportunities for change the pandemic has provided
Women of Influence features Sarah Kaplan as one of nine experts who share their thoughts on how the pandemic might be used to move us forward towards equality.