Work-life balance as a household negotiation
Drawing on ethnographic research with low income working women from rural India, this brief examines how women's paid work outside the home is often contingent on the availability of household members' willingness to help free up women’s time by taking up some of their domestic responsibilities
Remote work and gender inequality throughout and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic means that more people are working remotely than ever before, offering us a deeper understanding of the barriers and gendered aspects of remote work. Our brief highlights several characteristics of remote work as well as suggested policies for moving forward after the pandemic.
Primer on the gendered impacts of COVID-19
What role does gender play in the COVID-19 pandemic? This primer examines the gendered impacts of COVID-19, offering key resources and implications for policy and action.
Increasing supplier diversity in Canada
This policy brief discusses the state of supplier diversity in Canada, benefits of implementing it, potential barriers, and how companies and policymakers could better support it.
Do women in tech work experience a “glass escalator”?
A look at how gender norms have influenced men's ranking compared to women, in masculinized tech workplaces.
Women, investing and retirement
Women are less likely to save and invest than men are, creating disadvantages across the course of their lives. Here are some potential solutions to reduce the investing gap.