Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to LGBTQ+.
In recognition of Pride month and GATE's report release of Transitioning Employers, Sarah Kaplan writes for The Toronto Star about the ongoing need for transgender and gender diverse inclusion in the workplace.
This study looks at how LGBT employees encounter inequality in their day-to-day workplace experiences from an intersectional lens. It suggests that organizations need to do more than implement LGBT-inclusive policies.
We know that workplace gender inequality exists between men and women, but what does it mean for those who identify as transgender or nonbinary? Here's an overview of research on trans and nonbinary workers, including how to address gender identity and expression discrimination in the workplace.
This policy brief summarizes how gender identity and expression protections can support transgender and gender-nonconforming people in the workplace, the benefits and challenges of using these protections, and how to move towards greater workplace inclusion.
This case study examines Amazon Studios' Trans-Affirmative Action Program on the set of "Transparent," which aimed to hire, train, and support trans people at every level of the production, showing the systemwide effort that must be undertaken to make workplace inclusion effective.
Sarah Kaplan is quoted in this piece by IN on moving beyond the business case for inclusion.
Assistant Professor Lee Airton discussed their latest book, "Gender: Your Guide: A Gender-Friendly Primer on What to Know, What to Say, and What to Do in the New Gender Culture." | April 09, 2019
Associate professor and author, Heath Fogg Davis, joined us to ask: Why do we need to mark people and places with sex categories? | December 06
Sarah Kaplan speaks to Global News about the footnote in the CUSMA agreement that could impact protections for LGBTQ+ individuals in the workplace.
In collaboration with The Bank of Montreal (BMO) and Bain & Company, The Letters @ Rotman and GATE hosted a case competition with over 50 Rotman MBA students to strengthen LGBTQ2+ diversity and inclusion efforts at BMO.
