Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to corporate boards.
LEAF announces board of directors for 2019 to 2020
The Law Times reports that GATE-funded researcher Hadiya Roderique joins the LEAF Board of Directors.
Women and leadership
Canada lags behind other developed countries with regard to female representation on corporate boards and in management leadership. Here are six concrete steps we can take to close the gender gap in leadership.
Meditations on the business case for gender equality
Speaking at the Wharton School, Sarah Kaplan pushes attendees to question the focus on making the “business case” for gender equality by asking three questions.
The Brief: Do gender quotas work?
This video explainer is based an Oxford-style debate on the effectiveness of gender quotas hosted by GATE in 2017.
Industry Partner Workshop | February 2018
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.
Why the most valuable companies bring women to boards
If a board doesn't have any female directors, it is missing some critical skills that would improve its advisory capacity says GATE researcher Daehyun Kim in Forbes India
#WomenOnBoards: Toronto students help big businesses shatter the glass ceiling
Our course, Designing for Equality, featured in MetroNews: using design thinking to solve gender-based challenges, including women on boards.
Sarah Kaplan appears before Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
Sarah Kaplan gave testimony on the gender and diversity provisions in Bill C-25 which focuses on corporate board governance.
Gender diversity increases corporate board effectiveness
Newly appointed female directors are more likely to bring new and unique skills to the board.
The debate about quotas
Exploring both sides of the gender diversity quota debate, highlighting the latest research on pros and cons, and what to do about it.