On November 16, 2016, we convened research scholars in our first annual research roundtable to discuss the latest findings on gender and the economy. The event included a keynote address from Professor Julie Nelson, University of Massachusetts, Boston, on “‘Essential Natures’?: The Invention of Risk-Averse Women and Bottom-Line Companies,” an idea blitz of work in progress and a scholarly debate on the value of quotas.
“Essential Natures”?: The Invention of Risk-Averse Women and Bottom-Line Companies
Julie Nelson, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Boston
See video clips of her talk here and here.
Idea blitz: research presentations from Rotman researchers on:
Women on corporate boards
Preventing sexual assault
Innovation acceleration
Socio-economic background and mentoring
Gender and organizational networks
Occupational stereotypes
Oxford-style debate on the proposition: Quotas are an important and useful tool for achieving gender equality in organizations
