Layered Lives: Gender Identities in Focus
GATE’s 100th public event will feature a screening of compelling short films that breathe life into the complex intersections of gender with other key aspects of identity, such as culture, race, disability, and indigeneity. The screening will be followed by a dynamic conversation with the filmmakers and a fun reception. | October 15, 2024
Voices of Trust: Businesses’ Role in Reconciliation
This panel discussion features GATE Executive-in-Residence, Sara Wolfe, and delves into the role of businesses in advancing reconciliation and building trust between Indigenous communities and corporate institutions. | Sept 25, 2024
GATE Live: Inclusive Business Innovation 101
GATE’s Founding Director Sarah Kaplan and Associate Director Lechin Lu will go live on LinkedIn to talk about why and how to incorporate an inclusion lens in business innovation. | September 13, 2024
9th Annual Research Roundtable
We were excited to host our 9th Annual Research Roundtable. We brought together a multidisciplinary group of established and emerging scholars from across the University of Toronto who have won research grants from GATE to support their work.
Coleen Carrigan on ‘Cracking the Bro Code’
Coleen Carrigan joins us to discuss why dominant groups have preferential access to jobs in computing, and how feminist labor activism in computing culture can transform the field so it serves democracy and social justice. | April 9, 2024
Spectrum Success: Elevating Workplace Culture Through Autism Inclusion
A panel discussion for Autism Acceptance Month. Experts will discuss how engaging the autistic community can be a catalyst for building innovative and successful teams. | April 4, 2024
Maja Djikic on ‘The Possible Self: A Leader’s Guide to Personal Development’
Adult development expert Maja Djikic explores how to escape the paradox of success without happiness and how you can move towards your own path of fulfilling self-development. | March 4, 2024
Dr. Jen Gunter on ‘The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation’
Dr. Jen Gunter delivers empowerment through knowledge while examining the historical and social myths which keep women uninformed and disenfranchised about their health. | Feb 7, 2024
Gender-Based Violence Research Roundtable | November 2023
These insights emerged from a 1-day workshop of researchers and community activists on topics related to gender-based violence at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management
Freada Kapor Klein & Mitch Kapor on ‘Closing the Equity Gap’
Using stories behind some of the most remarkable companies ever launched, investors Kapor Klein & Mitch Kapor share how the standard investment model doesn’t work and offer solutions on how it can be fixed. | Nov 9, 2023