Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to racial minorities.
Between 2009 and 2017, Black women, who are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the United States, received only 0.0006% of venture capital financing. This case study examines how Backstage Capital attempted to create a US$36 million fund exclusively for Black female entrepreneurs.
This study finds that how people are exposed to ideas about discrimination affects whether they use stereotypes in hiring, in turn shaping labour markets.
We know funding is one of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face, but how is it different for women starting their own businesses?
To explore the challenges women and minority entrepreneurs face, GATE convened a 6-week workshop series in October and November 2020 sponsored by the Government of Canada’s Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub.
Sonia Kang offers insight towards offering a more constructive approach when having uncomfortable conversations about race, in this piece from the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.
SABR supports dialogue about racism within the Rotman community to engage and unite the community in actions that will advance racial justice.
Inspired by the Canadian Press piece on how boosting marginalized groups is key to recovery, Global News shines a light on our Feminist Economic Recovery Plan in this video expose.
GATE's Carmina Ravanera alongside the YWCA Canada's Anjum Sultana write for Corporate Knights to discuss the release of our collaborative Feminist Economic Recovery Plan and how it must call for more equitable workplace policies and support for BIPOC-led businesses.
Revisiting GATE-funded researcher Hadiya Roderique's piece, Black on Bay Street, The Globe and Mail continues the conversation on the need for greater diversity in the legal community and features, Sonia Kang's research on resume whitening.
GATE faculty research fellows Sonia Kang and András Tilcsik's study on “resumé whitening is recognized in this TVO perspective piece, acknowledging the existence of systemic racism in Canada.
