Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to racial minorities.
Following the release of Trudeau's blackface and brownface photos, Faculty Research Fellow Sonia Kang appeared on CTV News discussing the entrenchment of racism in Canadian society.
Carol Anne Hilton and Devon Fiddler shared their successes and challenges in navigating the economy as Indigenous women, and their views on where we might go from here. | April 19
Hadiya Roderique is interviewed by Maclean's magazine about her personal experiences with the gender wage gap and what she thinks companies can do to address the issue.
Rotman research showing that minority applicants fare worst at companies with a stated commitment to diversity is cited in Maclean's Magazine
Organizations are constantly challenged to create environments for every employee to feel included and valued. We report on our Oxford-style debate on the effectiveness of diversity training in achieving these goals.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Sarah Kaplan and GATE post doc Rachael Goodman write about how the mantra of meritocracy is being exported around the world. (Part 2 of a 5-part series with SSIR.)
The Financial Times covers research by Sonia Kang (quoted in the article), András Tilcsik, Katie DeCelles and Sora Jun on the pressures minorities feel to "whiten" their resumes.
Harvard Business Review
Advertising oneself as a diversity-friendly employer does not solve the problem of discrimination. Pro-diversity statements give you a more diverse applicant pool, but it takes more to make workplaces inclusive.
GATE-funded researcher, Hadiya Roderique, was interviewed on BNN to discuss practices that could improve diversity and inclusion in organizations.
In this Globe and Mail video, GATE-funded researcher Hadiya Roderique offers three steps organizations can take to support women and racialized minorities in organizations
