Stephanie Kelton on “The Deficit Myth”
Stephanie Kelton, author and Professor of Economics and Public Policy, joins GATE to go beyond asking the self-defeating question of how to pay for the crucial improvements our society needs, but rather to ask: which deficits actually matter? | June 23, 2020
Livestream launch event: Transitioning Employers report
Toronto launch and panel discussion of an exciting new report, looking at the first trans inclusion workplace policies audit across Canada’s largest employers by GATE and Pride at Work Canada.
How to Build Back Better After COVID-19
Webinar: What it means for organizations to build back better after COVID-19. Professors Sarah Kaplan and Soo Min Toh discuss the inequalities in the current workforce highlighted by the crisis.
Postponed – Experts Discuss “How Innovation in Accessible Products, Services & Mindsets Promotes Change”
Postponed due to COVID-19. GATE presents a panel discussion co-hosted by Access to Success at Rotman, Human Capital Club, The Letters, and WIMA on how inclusive innovation can promote change in organizations and society.
Lauren Duca on “How to Start a Revolution: Young People and the Future of American Politics”
In conversation with Sonia Kang, Lauren Duca discussed the issues at the root of our ailing political system and what an equitable democracy would look like. | March 11, 2020
Industry Partner Workshop | February 2020
In our fifth Industry Partner Workshop on February 27, 2020, our researchers and partners engaged with topics such as Gender and team leadership and work design and flexible work.
Experts Discuss “Towards a Feminist City (II): Gender and Diversity in the City Building Industry”
The second event in our Feminist City series. This panel examined the experiences of women working in this notoriously white and male-dominated field. | January 30, 2020
U of T Where You Are: Gender and the Economy – Lessons From COVID-19 for the New World of Work
Special event from University of Toronto’s alumni relations: GATE Director Sarah Kaplan talks about “Gender and the Economy - Lessons from COVID-19 for the New World of Work"| March 1, 2022
Robyn Doolittle on “Had It Coming: What’s Fair in the Age of #MeToo?”
Investigative journalist Robyn Doolittle discussed her book "Had It Coming," about how attitudes around sexual behaviour have changed, and still need to change, in the age of #MeToo. | November 27, 2019
4th Annual Research Roundtable | November 2019
We were excited to host our 4th Annual Research Roundtable for academic researchers. This year included a keynote from Senior Associate Dean of MBA Programs, Miguel M. Unzueta, UCLA Anderson, idea blitzes from academic researchers, and a debate on the pros and cons of anti-sexual-harassment training programs.