Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to economic prosperity.
Rotman Magazine Special Issue on Inequality
(New! We collaborated with Rotman Magazine on a special issue on Inequality, out this Fall!)
Hidden Business and Open Secrets: How Human Trafficking is Managed and What You Can Do About It
Rotman Management Magazine
2.5 million people are trafficked each year, nearly 80% of which are women and girls, with most engaged in the sex trade. The authors make four recommendations for global businesses to exercise leadership in the effort to eradicate human trafficking.
Women often have to do more and settle for less in terms of cold, hard cash
The Globe and Mail
The Rise of Gender Capitalism
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Investing with a gender lens can create financial and social impact by increasing women’s access to capital, promoting workplace equity, and creating products and services that improve the lives of women and girls.
Investing with a Gender Lens
Rotman Management Magazine
Rotman Professor Sarah Kaplan describes, in an interview, the emerging investing movement that is using a ‘gender lens’ to uncover value.
Budgeting for Equality: Lessons from the UK and beyond
Diane Elson, former Chair of the UK Women's Budget Group talks about gender budgeting which seeks to secure social and economic justice.
‘Diversity is our strength’: Americas Competitiveness Exchange highlights U of T Engineering leadership in diversity, robotics research
U of T Engineering News features Sarah Kaplan moderating a panel on women in STEM and entrepreneurship featuring Dean Cristina Amon, Stephenie Foster, Genevieve Tanguay and Trina Alexson at the sixth Americas Competitiveness Exchange