Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to leadership.
What the Ardern, Sturgeon resignations show about the ‘tightrope’ women walk in politics
GATE Director Sarah Kaplan speaks to Global News about the ‘tightrope’ women walk in politics.
The Behavioural Approaches to Diversity (BAD) Conference: An audio series
This four-part audio series features the four panel conversations hosted at The BAD Conference. These panels focused on the roots of inequality, how to move towards real change, masculinity, and lessons from practice.
Professionals Awards
GATE Director Sarah Kaplan is mentioned by the Financial Post as part of a group of women who are professionals in practice and play a leadership role within their organizations.
Sarah Kaplan appears before Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
Sarah Kaplan spoke before the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology on September 28, 2022, regarding the role of gender-based analysis plus in the policy process.
LGBTQ+ inclusion opens new markets for Cheerio Corporation Co., Ltd.
This case studies Cheerio Corporation Co., Ltd., a Japanese beverage company, and how its decision to advocate for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in Japan allowed the company to tap into a profitable, underserved market segment, as well as to create a unique value proposition in an increasingly competitive market.
The Moment and its adoption of holacracy
Holacracy is a management system that aims to redistribute power by defining roles within an organization in terms of the authority associated with each. This case examines The Moment’s adoption of Holacracy and how the new system encouraged rebalancing of power between genders within the organization.
Addressing gender inequality via choice architecture
VoxEU
GATE funded researchers, Joyce He, Sonia Kang, and Nico Lacetera explore possibilities to close the gender promotion gap.
Sarah Kaplan on “The 360° Corporation: From Stakeholder Trade-offs to Transformation”
Sarah Kaplan discussed her latest book: a comprehensive playbook for leaders who want to move beyond the business case for social responsibility and foster innovative business model transformation. | September 26, 2019
Gender-based analysis as a turnaround strategy at McCarthy Uniforms
McCarthy Uniforms is a uniform supplier to schools, sports teams, municipalities, and businesses. This case study focuses on how the leadership team used gender-based analysis to identify growth opportunities in a turnaround strategy to save McCarthy Uniforms from bankruptcy.
The origins of the gender gap
Mikhail Simutin discusses his GATE-funded research on the origins of the gender gap at the event, "Short Talks: Art of Change" in May 2019.