Public events and press that bring insights on gender and the economy to life for practitioners
Upcoming events
Livestream: Martin J. Cannon on “Men, Masculinity, and the Indian Act”
In conversation with author and associate professor Martin J. Cannon, as they examine Canada's Indian Act and encourages Indigenous men to begin to articulate the complex ways in which their life’s journey is shaped by discrimination directed at Indigenous women. | December 7, 2020
Livestream: Erin Kelly & Phyllis Moen on “Overload: How Good Jobs Went Bad and What We Can Do About It”
In conversation with Sarah Kaplan, Erin Kelly and Phyllis Moen, draw from their Fortune 500 experience to chat about why too much work and too little time is hurting workers and companies―and how a proven workplace redesign can benefit employees and the bottom line. | January 25, 2021
Livestream: David G. Smith & W. Brad Johnson on “Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace”
Nouman Ashraf chats with David G. Smith and W. Brad Johnson on whether men are the key to gender equality and their new book "Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace." | February 24, 2021
Arlan Hamilton “It’s About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated into Your Greatest Advantage”
Sarah Kaplan chats with Arlan Hamilton, author and Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a venture capital firm dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential founders who are people of colour, women, and/or LGBT. This will be an empowering conversation about finding your voice and working your way into any room that you won't want to miss! | March 24, 2021
In the news
Universal child care would generate up to $29 billion a year in tax revenues, new report says
GATE research associate, Carmina Ravanera, discusses how the pandemic has highlighted the need for universal child care, in this piece by The Toronto Star.
What the Tories’ pandemic-era budget means for women
GATE Research Associate, Carmina Ravanera, comments on the need for an economic recovery to address the systemic forms of inequality and discrimination experienced by this pandemic.
New Gender Analytics Specialization Launched by University of Toronto’s Institute for Gender and the Economy on Coursera.
A first-of-its-kind Gender Analytics Specialization was launched this week on Coursera by the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.
