Arlan Hamilton on “It’s About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated into Your Greatest Advantage”
Sarah Kaplan chatted with Arlan Hamilton, author and Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a venture capital firm dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential founders who are people of colour, women, and/or LGBT. This was an empowering conversation about finding your voice and working your way into any room. | March 24, 2021
David G. Smith & W. Brad Johnson on “Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies”
Nouman Ashraf chats with David G. Smith and W. Brad Johnson on whether men are the key to gender equality and their new book "Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace."
Susan Fowler on “Whistleblower: My Unlikely Journey to Silicon Valley and Speaking Out Against Injustice”
In conversation with Susan Fowler, as she shares her extraordinary story of the sexual harassment and retaliation she experienced at Uber and the determination and resilience that reveals what it takes--and what it means--to be a whistleblower. | February 18, 2021
More than pronouns: A dialogue on trans-inclusion in the workplace
Co-hosted by Career Exploration & Education, SGDO and U of T Alumni Relations, this event explored practical suggestions, strategies and resources which can support trans and nonbinary students and alumni in their career development. | February 18, 2021
Workshop on gender, race and entrepreneurship
To explore the challenges women and minority entrepreneurs face, GATE convened a 6-week workshop series in October and November 2020 sponsored by the Government of Canada’s Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub.
Erin Kelly & Phyllis Moen on “Overload: How Good Jobs Went Bad and What We Can Do About It”
In conversation with Sarah Kaplan, Erin Kelly and Phyllis Moen, draw from their Fortune 500 experience to chat about why too much work and too little time is hurting workers and companies―and how a proven workplace redesign can benefit employees and the bottom line. | January 25, 2021
Livestream: Martin J. Cannon on “Men, Masculinity, and the Indian Act”
In conversation with author and associate professor Martin J. Cannon, as they examine Canada's Indian Act and encourages Indigenous men to begin to articulate the complex ways in which their life’s journey is shaped by discrimination directed at Indigenous women.
Livestream: Experts Discuss “The Equity Equation in Capital Markets”
GATE and Women in Capital Markets co-hosted a panel discussion featuring leading experts in the financial services industry about what the future for inclusion in the industry holds.
Livestream: Pamela Newkirk on “Diversity, Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion-Dollar Business”
Sonia Kang chatted with award-winning journalist, professor of journalism, and author of "Diversity Inc.", Pamela Newkirk, on how we need to abandon ineffective, costly inclusivity measures and commit ourselves to combatting enduring racial attitudes.
Livestream: Filmmaker Shalini Kantayya on “Artificial Intelligence and Bias”
In conversation with Sarah Kaplan, filmmaker Shalini Kantayya discussed her 2020 documentary film Coded Bias and the impact of Artificial Intelligence’s increasing role in governing our liberties.