Shattering the second glass ceiling: Financing women’s entrepreneurial ventures
We know funding is one of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face, but how is it different for women starting their own businesses?
The rise of femtech
Is femtech an innovative and disruptive space for women’s health, or simply a buzzword?
The immortal – and false – myth of the workplace Queen Bee
Sarah Kaplan and Isabel Fernandez-Mateo explore the stereotype of the Queen Bee Syndrome, in The Conversation.
The new interview: AI analyzes answers, gestures to help decide who is right for the job
GATE Postdoctoral Fellow, Kira Lussier, is featured in the Globe and Mail, commenting on the new challenge this process presents to candidates.
How Black job seekers are disadvantaged in network-based job searches
Although Black and white job seekers use their social networks to find jobs at similar rates, Black job seekers are less likely to receive a job offer through their networks. This study looks at why the networks of Black job seekers may be less effective in producing jobs.
The mixed effects of online diversity training
Online diversity training is an emerging tool among organizations today. Although intended to change attitudes towards bias, this study examines how employees who were relatively less supportive of women, demonstrate attitudinal change, but not behavioural change.
Will we see gender equality in our lifetimes?
Sarah and host Manjula Selvarajah dug into the Global Gender Gap report showing we are 100 years from achieving equality!
Why do so many organisations mess up on race?
GATE faculty research fellow Sonia Kang says in the Financial Times that employers have been slow at rethinking how they manage a diverse workforce.
December 2019
Recaps: See video from fireside chats with Dr. Jen Gunter and Robyn Doolittle!
Anti-sexual harassment training: does it work?
A 2017 Canadian study revealed that 64% of women and 53% of men believe that sexual harassment happens at their workplace. Organizations face a legal, moral, and business imperative to prevent sexual harassment of their employees, but is anti-sexual harassment training the right tool to do so?