Does achieving gender equality only benefit women? Are gender quotas thwarting meritocracy? Are women more risk averse than men? If you think you know the answers to these questions, then think again! Busted is an audio podcast series that busts prominent myths surrounding gender and the economy by teaming up with leading experts in the field. We uncover the origins of each myth and give you the tools to bust each myth yourself! Busted is a GATE audio series production from the Institute for ...

Vanessa Ko interviews companies to uncover the best practices and policies they’re implementing to improve gender diversity. She also highlights innovations in the field that change the conversation on gender diversity in business.

Business leaders and policy makers often fail to consider how their policies, products, services and processes can have impacts on inequality. To think about how to unlock innovative opportunities using an intersectional gender lens, GATE joined with our Rotman partner, the TD Management and Data Analytics lab, to host a one-day conference in the Spring of 2023 called “Gender Analytics: Possibilities” (or GAP). This podcast shares exciting panel conversations from the conference on topics li ...

This four-part audio series features the four panel conversations hosted at The BAD Conference. These panels focused on discussions around the roots of inequality, how to move towards real change, masculinity, and lessons from practice. Bringing together over 20 speakers and 200 guests from policy, business, and academia, the conference aimed to uncover new solutions from the behavioural sciences to make real progress on diversity and inclusion.

Manhattan Insights is an intellectual engine for advancing economic opportunity, individual liberty, and the rule of law in America and its great cities. Featuring the nation’s sharpest scholars, journalists, activists, and civic leaders, this show offers a deeper understanding of the policy issues and cultural challenges shaping our future. Hosted by Reihan Salam and the scholars of the Manhattan Institute.

BMO GATE MBA Fellow Nishtha Taneja tackles the tough topic of colourism in the workplace and beyond. Lighter skin tones often receive preferential treatment, while darker skin tones face discrimination. This bias exists across various racial and ethnic communities and influences important areas such as employment, housing, and social interactions. This podcast is a GATE Audio production from the University of Toronto’s Institute for Gender and the Economy: www.gendereconomy.org

In this podcast, GATE MBA Student Fellow Narjis Premjee interviews individuals who have covered or uncovered certain aspects of their identity in the workplace, such as their religion, ethnicity, marital status, disabilities, and sexual orientation. “Covering” refers to the ways in which a person conceals certain aspects of their identity in public due to a fear of backlash, discrimination, and/or bias. In this podcast, MBA Student Fellow Narjis Premjee interviews people who have covered or ...