Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to careers and jobs.
Despite the lack of diversity in the construction and facility industry overall, Freshco has built a workforce that is 77% women, 41% LGBTQ2S+, 33% BIPOC, 10% neurodiverse, 7% disabled, and 6% veterans. The company has accomplished this by building trust through demonstrated support for diversity, contrasting the tokenism often seen in the corporate landscape.
Prof. Sarah Kaplan's article on how to achieve the promise of corporate purpose from the Winter 2024 issue of Rotman Management was posted to the Thought Leadership page of Forbes India. (Image credit: Shutterstock)
GATE's Laura Doering and András Tilcsik's research is featured in this article from The Society Pages.
GATE’s Founding Director Sarah Kaplan joined The Globe and Mail's webcast to discuss the "glass ceiling" and how progressive organizations and thought leaders are reassessing who gets hired and promoted at work.
Rally against the "double bind" holding women down!
A new comment by Kim de Laat, Sarah Kaplan, and Lechin Lu in The Lancet shares insights on how structural interventions can be applied to accelerate progress for women in health and science.
Carmina Ravanera, Kim De Laat, and Sarah Kaplan write in Forbes about healthy workplace policies, remote and hybrid work models and equality in the workplace. (Image: Shutterstock)
GATE Director Sonia Kang speaks about how our instinctive aversion to failure and fear of rejection is often what can keep us stuck. (photo credit: Jay Yuno/Getty Images)
GATE's Academic Director Sonia Kang speaks to the Toronto Star about employment opportunities for women in a green economy. (photo credits: Colin Perkel / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
This study examines how international trade impacts men and women’s employment security differently.
