June 2019
Our summer reading list is here! 🌞
Closing the gender funding gap for women entrepreneurs
Researchers discover that during venture capitalist question and answer sessions investors are more likely to ask promotion questions to men entrepreneurs and prevention questions to women entrepreneurs, impacting funding allocation.
The origins of the gender gap
Mikhail Simutin discusses his GATE-funded research on the origins of the gender gap at the event, "Short Talks: Art of Change" in May 2019.
Inequality as an innovation challenge
Sarah Kaplan examines how businesses can approach inequality as an innovation challenge at the event, "Short Talks: Art of Change" in May 2019.
Changing performance rating scales to interrupt gender bias
Evidence from this study suggests that the structure of performance evaluations can considerably affect how men and women are evaluated, and consequently, how they are rewarded.
Sexist trolling of Ayesha Curry is a problem that goes beyond sports
Sarah Kaplan comments on the sexist trolling that targets the wives or partners of athletes and other public figures for Global News.
The uses and abuses of storytelling
GATE's Digital Storyteller examines the uses and abuses of storytelling and explains how we can be more responsible storytellers in the world of education and activism, particularly in regards to gender and diversity.
Canada’s Advisory Council on AI lacks diversity
Victoria Heath (GATE), Irene Poetranto (Citizen Lab), and Petra Molnar (Faculty of Law, U of T) write about the importance of civil society in the deployment and regulation of AI for the Toronto Star.
Four Short Talks on “The Art of Change”
The thought leaders featured in the latest edition of the Rotman Management Magazine, "Art of Change" joined us to discuss their work and share important insights. | May 29, 2019
How gender norms are maintained in engineering culture
In this study, evidence suggests that engineering education socializes women engineers into reproducing its norms and values, which upholds gender inequality in the profession.