Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to quotas.
Canada lags behind other developed countries with regard to female representation on corporate boards and in management leadership. Here are six concrete steps we can take to close the gender gap in leadership.
Sarah Kaplan speaks to IEMA Transform about the role of quotas in the workplace.
This video explainer is based an Oxford-style debate on the effectiveness of gender quotas hosted by GATE in 2017.
Exploring both sides of the gender diversity quota debate, highlighting the latest research on pros and cons, and what to do about it.
Op-Ed by Sarah Kaplan and Aaron Dhir (Osgoode Hall Law School) in the Globe and Mail
Gender quotas increase overall quality of both men and women
Rotman University of Toronto
Harvard Business Review
Countries with tighter cultures have fewer women in leadership but can implement diversity policies (such as quotas, equal pay) more easily.
We convened scholars to discuss the latest findings on gender & the economy, including keynote from Professor Julie Nelson, Univ. of Massachusetts, on "'Essential Natures'?: The Invention of Risk-Averse Women and Bottom-Line Companies," an idea blitz of work in progress & a scholarly debate on quotas.
