Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to the business case for diversity and inclusion.
In this video, MBA Student Fellow, Ria Dutta, interviews several practitioners, academics, and activists about sponsorship and how it's different from mentorship.
In Episode 1, Vanessa Ko interviews Sarah Kaplan to discuss why we need to change the conversation on gender equality, and where the debate stands in academia today.
In our first Industry Partner Workshop, our researchers and partners engaged on the gender wage gap, the state-of-the-art on the business case for diversity, the unintended consequences of diversity statements and more.
Rotman Management Magazine
Sarah Kaplan argues that instead of focusing on building a ‘business case’ for gender equality, we need to re-frame it as an innovation challenge.
At the new book launch of "Survive and Thrive," Sarah Kaplan gave a short talk on her chapter on the challenges of achieving gender diversity and how to address them.
The Australian news paper points to Sarah Kaplan's article on "gender equality as an innovation challenge" and how "the demand for a business case perpetuates existing ways of doing business"
The Financial Times Business School Newsletter points to Sarah Kaplan's Rotman Management Magazine on gender equality as an innovation challenge (and the problem with the business case for diversity)
As part of our Rotman Short Talks series, hear from Tanya van Biesen, Executive Director of Canada, Catalyst, Inc. and Rotman alumna about how working towards gender equality can position firms to do better in the War for Talent.
Sarah Kaplan's chapter in the 2017 book, Survive and Thrive: Winning Against Strategic Threats to Your Business, covers the challenge of gender diversity in organizations.
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.
