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
Equal is not equitable: A look at gender-neutral parental leave policies in academia
Research indicates that gender-neutral policies actually led to higher tenure rates among men and lower tenure rates among women, widening the promotion gap in academia.
Industry Partner Workshop | October 2018
In our second Industry Partner Workshop on October 29, 2018, our researchers and partners engaged with topics such as the legal case for diversity, the promotion gap, flexible work policies, and pay transparency.
The Motherhood Penalty
University of Toronto Magazine
Sarah Kaplan writes about the gender wage gap: Women pay a price for seeking more flexible jobs after having children. Good legislation won’t solve the problem – we need to look at cultural changes, too.
Gender gap in unpaid labour means women work ‘double shift,’ experts say
Sarah Kaplan speaks to the NationalPost about the gender gap in unpaid labour revealed by the latest StatsCan report.
How men pass as the “ideal worker”
This study finds that women are more likely than men to reveal efforts to achieve work-life balance, and thus face greater penalties.
The link between workplace culture and the “new” dad
This study looks at how men view themselves as fathers, and how organizations are constraining or empowering men to adopt more engaged parenting identities.
The challenges and contradictions in women’s entrepreneurial labour
This study argues that the concept of entrepreneurship, as it applies to women’s work, masks many of the uncertainties and contradictions that accompany being one’s own boss while working at home.
The damaging effect of gendered views of work-life balance
Looking at STEM workers in the oil and gas industry, this study finds significant differences in how men and women conceptualize work-life balance.
Sarah Kaplan appears before the Standing Committee on Social Policy regarding Bill 3
Sarah Kaplan spoke before the Standing Committee on Social Policy regarding Bill 3 on April 18, 2018, to discuss the sources of the gender wage gap, and the potential impact of the proposed legislation.