Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to economic prosperity.
GATE-funded researcher Avni Shah shows how family dynamics shape retirement investing for The Globe and Mail.
Organizations are seeking to apply a “gender lens” to all of their work. This case study shows how Root Capital's used gender analysis in its Women in Agriculture Initiative to improve their impact. It provides clear examples of gender analysis at work, how it is done and the organizational implications of doing it.
Associate Director, Alyson Colón reviews "Equality for Women = Prosperity for All" for the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR).
Rachael Goodman and Sarah Kaplan write for The Mark News about why many women find more value in building social networks and confidence than economic empowerment. (This piece was also picked up by the Helsinki Times, Japan Today, The City Paper Bogota, and the Peruvian Times.)
Carol Anne Hilton and Devon Fiddler shared their successes and challenges in navigating the economy as Indigenous women, and their views on where we might go from here. | April 19
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Rachael Goodman & Sarah Kaplan discuss how gender-diverse people face different kinds of economic inclusion and exclusion than other marginalized groups. (Part 5 in a 5-part series with SSIR).
Sarah Kaplan and Rachael Goodman write for The Mark News about the double labor burden for women. (It was also picked up by Newsroom Panama, Peruvian Times, and Arab News.)
Speaking to CBC Business News, Sarah Kaplan discusses the impact of pay transparency legislation in Ontario.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Rachael Goodman & Sarah Kaplan discuss how extended families can actually enable women to take on paying jobs outside the home (Part 4 in a 5-part series with SSIR).
Emanuela Heyninck, the pay equity commissioner for Ontario, and Sarah Kaplan join forces to write an op-ed for The Globe and Mail detailing how Canada can lead the conversation on gender economic equality.
