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
Addressing the gender confidence gap
This study explores the role of gender blindness and finds that gender blindness can improve women’s confidence without requiring women to change their behaviour.
What is gender capitalist?
Jackie VanderBrug and Sarah Kaplan's work on gender capitalism is referenced by Pink News.
New York Times #MeToo writers unravel reporting behind the movement, share thoughts at U of T
Read UofT News' coverage of the #MeToo event hosted by The New York Times, GATE and the Martin Prosperity Institute.
Journalism and the #Metoo moment
In light of the #Metoo moment, we welcomed Catherine Porter, The New York Times’ Canada bureau chief to moderate a conversation with Jodi Kantor and Emily Steel, the investigative journalists who broke the Harvey Weinstein and Bill O’Reilly stories, and Jessica Bennett, the NYT’s gender editor.
Rebecca Traister on “Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger”
Join us as 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
Expert discussion on “What could a feminist city look like?”
Join us in this unique discussion about access and gender equity in cities with esteemed local urbanists, activists, and writers; co-hosted by the School of Cities. | March 27, 2019
Soraya Chemaly on “Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger”
Join us as Soraya Chemaly, Director of the Women’s Media Center Speech Project and award-winning writer, makes the case for why we're angry, and why it matters in her latest book, "Rage Becomes Her." | April 30, 2019
Gender budgeting: A tool for achieving equality
This research roundtable explored how thinking about the gendered impacts of budgets can increase economic prosperity.
The Façade of Post-Feminism
Our Executive-in-Residence Vanessa Iarocci reviews Smart Girls: Success, School, and the Myth of Post-Feminism, for Stanford Social Innovation Review