Industry Partner Workshop | March 2019
In our third Industry Partner Workshop on March 21, 2019 our researchers and partners engaged with topics such as gender bias in evaluations, covering in job applications and reporting sexual harassment.
Rebecca Traister on “Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger”
Rebecca Traister, Writer at Large for New York magazine and a Contributing Editor at Elle, tracks the history of female anger as political fuel for change. | February 28, 2019
Heath Fogg Davis on “Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?”
Associate professor and author, Heath Fogg Davis, joined us to ask: Why do we need to mark people and places with sex categories? | December 06
Gemma Hartley on “Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward”
Journalist Gemma Hartley detailed how the thankless day-to-day anticipating of needs and solving of problems is feeding gender inequality. | December 03, 2018
Nowhere to hide: The impact of technology facilitated violence, abuse, and harassment
For the 16 Days Against Gender-Based Violence, we co-hosted with The Citizen Lab a discussion about the perils of the digital world–and what we can do about it. | November 27
3rd Annual Research Roundtable | November 2018
For our 3rd annual Research Roundtable, we convened research scholars to discuss the latest findings on gender and the economy, including key insights on work-family conflict and parental leave policies.
The Letters’ Diversity and Inclusion Case Competition | Fall 2018
In collaboration with The Bank of Montreal (BMO) and Bain & Company, The Letters @ Rotman and GATE hosted a case competition with over 50 Rotman MBA students to strengthen LGBTQ2+ diversity and inclusion efforts at BMO.
Minister Patty Hajdu on pay equity and tackling the gender wage gap
Sarah Kaplan spoke to Hon. Patty Hajdu at Rotman about pay equity legislation, and other initiatives by the Canadian government. | October 31, 2018
Industry Partner Workshop | October 2018
In our second Industry Partner Workshop on October 29, 2018, our researchers and partners engaged with topics such as the legal case for diversity, the promotion gap, flexible work policies, and pay transparency.
Thomas McBee on “Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man”
Thomas McBee explored the dynamics of masculinity and the weight of male violence as a transgender man. | October 03, 2018