Virtually no change in getting woman on boards in Canada, stats show
The Star
What Women Add to Boards
The Wall Street Journal
TEDx: Gender equality as an innovation challenge
Frustrated with the lack of progress towards gender equality in the economy, proponents of diversity are building the "business case" for action. But, Professor Sarah Kaplan argues in this TEDx talk, this may do more harm than good.
Meet the five Canadian women shortlisted for new bank notes
Sarah Kaplan quoted in the Waterloo Region Record on the importance of having the images of women on banknotes given the long history of excluding women from the economy
Long seen as a ‘dirty word,’ many view quotas as key to getting women on boards
Sarah Kaplan and Rotman Alum Tanya van Biesen featured in MetroNews on the potential for quotas to achieve greater diversity on corporate boards
‘Diversity is our strength’: Americas Competitiveness Exchange highlights U of T Engineering leadership in diversity, robotics research
U of T Engineering News features Sarah Kaplan moderating a panel on women in STEM and entrepreneurship featuring Dean Cristina Amon, Stephenie Foster, Genevieve Tanguay and Trina Alexson at the sixth Americas Competitiveness Exchange
Tackling the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship
Knowledge @ Insead
VCs claim that if women pitched high-quality businesses, the meritocracy would duly reward them. But research shows that all else being equal, men still fare better than women.
The Risky Rhetoric of Female Risk Aversion
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Economic development efforts regularly focus on women, often because women are seen as risk averse and more likely to use money prudently. But this seemingly beneficial stereotype can lead to discrimination and unequal outcomes.
Catherine Mayer on the “Attack of the Fifty Foot Women”
If gender equality promises benefits to everyone, why aren’t we embracing it? Catherine Mayer tackles this question in “Attack of the Fifty Foot Women.” | April 2017
Aaron Dhir on “Challenging Boardroom Homogeneity”
Aaron Dhir presented the findings of his latest book: Challenging Boardroom Homogeneity: Corporate Law, Governance, and Diversity | May 3, 2017