Women still earn 25% less as Canada slips down global rankings
Sarah Kaplan spoke on CBC's The Current about the gender wage gap, why we haven't made more progress, and the economic costs
Facing down backlash: What would it take to make real progress on gender equality?
Women of Influence
Sarah Kaplan and Alyson Colón write about the backlash on gender diversity, and how we can move forward by treating diversity as an innovation challenge.
The Mantra of Meritocracy
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.)
#WomenOnBoards: Toronto students help big businesses shatter the glass ceiling
Our course, Designing for Equality, featured in MetroNews: using design thinking to solve gender-based challenges, including women on boards.
A desire to fit in prompts employees to ‘whiten’ for work
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.
Sarah Kaplan appears before Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
Sarah Kaplan gave testimony on the gender and diversity provisions in Bill C-25 which focuses on corporate board governance.
Holding up half the sky
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Sarah Kaplan and GATE post doc Rachael Goodman write about improving the effectiveness of women's empowerment programs by involving men. (Part 1 of a 5-part series with SSIR.)
The Unintended Consequences of Diversity Statements
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.
Parental Leave: More Time with the Kids
Sarah Kaplan appears on TVO's The Agenda to talk about the challenges with Canada's new parental leave policy.
2nd Annual Research Roundtable on Gender and the Economy
We hosted our 2nd Annual Research Roundtable for academic researchers. This year, the discussion featured a keynote from Professor Laura Morgan Roberts, idea blitzes from U of T researchers, and a debate on the pros and cons of diversity training.