Public events and press that bring insights on gender and the economy to life for practitioners
Upcoming events
Livestream: A Feminist Economic Recovery Plan For Canada
An exciting panel event launching the collaborative release of GATE's and the YWCA Canada's feminist recovery plan. Panelists will discuss the significant impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially on disadvantaged groups, and discuss the frameworks required to move forward. | July 28, 2020
Livestream: Cleo Stiller on “Modern Manhood: The Complicated World of Being a Good Man”
Cleo Stiller will converse with Nouman Ashraf about "Modern Manhood", and what it means to genuinely be a good man, whether in dating, work, or money, and everything else in between. | September 9, 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
In the news
Les inégalités pour les femmes en temps de crise
GATE PhD Fellow, Daphné Baldassari, discusses how the pandemic is affecting more women than men economically especially around the issues of childcare and school closings, on Radio Canada's L'heure de pointe.
How To Teach Your Kids To Use Inclusive Language
GATE's digital storyteller, Omid Razavi, discusses the importance of introducing inclusive language in the household for this PARENTS Canada feature.
Does implicit bias or unconscious bias training work?
Sonia Kang joined AM 640 (Toronto) to discuss how companies finally seem to be paying attention to conversations about race and racism at work.
Want a diverse workplace? Rethink the entire system, experts say
GATE's Sonia Kang is featured in this CTV perspective piece, as she discusses the importance of going beyond implicit bias training in order to teach people how to stop unconscious racist or sexist behaviour.
