Sharing salary information can narrow wage gaps – but studies show more equality can mean less pay
Sarah Kaplan speaks to Global News Radio about the real sources of the gender wage gap.
Sharing salary information can narrow wage gaps — but studies show more equality can mean less pay
CBC consults Sarah Kaplan on the true sources of the gender wage gap, and whether pay transparency will help.
How to keep maternity leave from stalling women’s careers
Sarah Kaplan talks to the Financial Post about how businesses can make things better or worse when time comes to start a family
An Equity Lens on Artificial Intelligence
Sarah Kaplan co-authors report on assuring artificial intelligence doesn’t create or reify discrimination.
An Equity Lens on Artificial Intelligence
Carmina Ravanera and Sarah Kaplan write about why it is important to take an equity lens on this increasingly ubiquitous technology.
Ontario parents demand PCR testing for daycare kids, workers
Sarah Kaplan comments for CTV about the risk this new round of daycare uncertainty has for women’s careers.
Women, visible minorities make up larger share of latest Order of Canada appointments
Sarah Kaplan comments for the Globe and Mail about the need for constant vigilance in achieving representation of women and minorities.
Shaking Up Boardrooms and Society: The World’s First Purpose Governance Playbook
The Dey-Kaplan report: 360º Governance was mentioned in this Sustainable Business blog.
Why smashing the taboo around menopause makes good economic sense
Sarah Kaplan speaks to the CBC about the economic costs of menopause and how marketers can take advantage of misinformation.
Rotman School Professor Honoured with Governance Achievement Award from The Governance Professionals of Canada
Sarah Kaplan is recognized for impact on corporate governance reform with the Peter Dey Governance Achievement Award.
Paid menstrual leave takes aim at stigma of periods in the workplace
Sarah Kaplan speaks to the Canadian Press about the pros and cons of paid period leave for people who menstruate.
Better data, more transparency needed to make diversity targets for corporate boards work: OSC panel
Canadian Lawyer highlights Sarah Kaplan’s comments at the OSC roundtable about the need for specific diversity goals for corporate boards.
Video of OSC Virtual Roundtable: Rethinking Diversity in Capital Markets
Sarah Kaplan appeared in panel to discuss Ontario’s “comply or explain” regulations and how to improve them. Click here to see the roundtable video recording. The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) convened an expert panel to explore the benefits, challenges and experiences associated with the consideration of broader diversity, as well as evolving corporate governance practices […]
When companies stop pretending ‘meritocracy’ explains all-male boards, women advance
Sarah Kaplan’s research on boardroom gender diversity is cited in the Globe and Mail
In order to reduce the gender wage gap, make all salaries transparent
In the Globe and Mail, Sarah Kaplan discusses how the main driver of the gender wage gap is job segregation
#ChamberBreakers: How gendered economy sets women up to fail
Sarah Kaplan speaks with the Yahoo/Verizon #ChamberBreakers podcast about the gendered nature of capitalism
How a gendered economy sets women up to fail
In this #ChamberBreakers podcast, Sarah Kaplan talks about the gendered impacts of our economy.
360º Governance: Leadership Guidelines for a World in Crisis
Sarah Kaplan and Peter Dey write in the Rotman Management Magazine about governance in the 21st century.
Hybrid work risks becoming the next ‘career killer’ for women
Sarah Kaplan talks to the Globe and Mail about how hybrid work models my end up being gendered.
Yes, the Gender Pay Gap Exists, and it’s Complicated
In this podcast, Sarah Kaplan talks about the real solutions to the gender pay gap, and the new legislation about gendered pay inequity that will go into force on August 31, 2021 may not be it. But there are still those who say that a gender pay gap doesn’t exist in Canada at all. She […]
A feminist recovery from COVID-19
Sarah Kaplan appears in the Lancet Voice podcast on the gendered health and economic impacts of COVID-19 and what we can do about it. Listen here:
The purpose of a corporation is not simply to make money
Sarah Kaplan and Peter Dey write for the Globe and Mail that Corporate boards cannot afford to be laggards in a changing governance landscape. As boards of directors reconvene in person and emerge from their virtual boardrooms, they will be well-advised to review and update the purpose of the corporation to reflect the realities […]
Capitalism and Management Research: The Worst of Times, The Best of Times
The 360º Corporation reviewed in the Academy of Management Review!
2021 “Responsible Research in Management” Winners Announcement
Paper with Rachael Goodman on “Work-Life Balance as a Household Negotiation” is “Distinguished Winner” of Responsible Research award.
How to build back better after COVID-19
Sarah Kaplan’s discussion with Ken Corts and Soo-Min Toh is published in Forbes India.
Coursera Course on Rotman School’s Professor’s Award Winning MBA Class and Book Launched
A new online course from Coursera helps participants examine these trade-offs and learn to address them either by rethinking), innovating around them, or thriving within them.
Another report, same Dey: New guidelines on corporate governance
The “360º Governance” report is featured in Canadian Lawyer
Vanishing teller jobs threaten women’s banking entry point
Sarah Kaplan speaks to Bloomberg Businessweek about the impact of automation on women’s career paths in banking.
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More than 5,000 enrollments to date! The 360º Corporation: Tools for Achieving Corporate Purpose
Check out my new course on Coursera that will give you the tools you need for sustainability and social responsibility. If you’ve heard the terms stakeholder capitalism, or sustainability, or ESG, corporate social responsibility, conscious capitalism, sustainable development goals, shared value, corporate citizenship, or purpose-driven company but don’t know exactly what they mean—or don’t know […]
The 360º Corporation
Winner Responsible Research in Management Book Award in 2023! Click through to see reviews, blogs, videos and more. Companies increasingly face intense pressures to address stakeholder demands from every direction: Here’s what to do about it. Consumers want socially responsible products; employees want meaningful work; investors now screen on environmental, social, and governance criteria; “clicktivists” […]
The kids are not all right; As summer jobs season opens, many businesses remain closed
Sarah Kaplan speaks to the Financial Post about the impact of COVID unemployment on young, racialized women.
Sarah Kaplan Presents at the 2021 HBS Gender and Work Symposium
Sarah Kaplan discusses “Race, (Stakeholder) Capitalism, and Democracy” at Harvard University.
Taking Stock of Governance — Understanding Emerging ESG, Regulatory, and Market Trends
The “Kaplan-Dey Report” on governance reform is discussed in Lexology.
Strategic Human Capital Spring Seminar Series: Pandemic Effects
Pandemics touch every aspect of society. This seminar addresses Workplace Inequality and Remote Work in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Workplace inequality is pervasive. For example, it is well established that women face greater barriers for career progression compared to men. In this seminar, Sarah Kaplan (U. of Toronto) discusses how the pandemic has […]
Sunshine lists have helped narrow the gender pay gap, but Ottawa won’t commit to one
Sarah Kaplan comments to the Globe and Mail about the pros and cons of sunshine wage lists.
Sarah Kaplan on the consequences of the gender Power Gap
Sarah Kaplan discusses with the Globe and Mail the gender Power Gap in leadership, its consequences, and one way to start to close the gap.
Women, the Pandemic and the Economic Repercussions
Sarah Kaplan speaks to the Global Risk Institute on the gendered impacts of COVID-19 and a path to recovery. Key Takeaways: No recovery is possible without equity. COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on women’s livelihoods, jobs and careers, including women of colour, women with disabilities and women who are immigrants or low income. […]
Corporate Social Responsibility in Today’s Socially and Politically Active World
In Reworked, Sarah Kaplan says that companies need to be public about the ways they are addressing climate change, social inequalities, pollution, and so on…
Teaching Complex Management Challenges
Sarah Kaplan is interviewed about her Aspen award-winning course, The 360º Corporation.
Lessons From COVID-19 For Company Board Directors: Here’s How To Upgrade Your Corporate Governance
360º Governance is featured in Forbes.
Digital experienced directors are rare at the top 100 TSX corporations – that’s a problem
Kaplan’s 360° Governance report is discussed in IT World Canada.
A year of consequences
Sarah Kaplan talks with 570 News: politicians and executives discover the hard way that bad behaviour isn’t tolerated as it once was (1:27:04)
TVO’s The Agenda: Where are the directors in a world in crisis?
In the mid-1990s, corporate Canada adopted a new set of guidelines to inform the structure of their boards of directors. A quarter century on, and amid mounting emergencies such as COVID-19, climate change, inequality, racism, and ongoing gender gaps, is another overhaul needed? Steve Paikin discusses this with Veena Ramani, senior program director, Capital Market […]
Who cares about childcare?
Kate Bezanson and Sarah Kaplan write in The Hill Times that investing in childcare will pay substantial social and economic dividends.
Feminist Approaches to Economic Recovery
Sarah Kaplan joined Lebohang Liepollo Pheko (South Africa) & Khara Jabola-Carolus (Hawai’i) to discuss power and colonialism in our economies.
A year of consequences: Politicians and executives discover the hard way that bad behaviour isn’t tolerated as it once was
Sarah Kaplan discusses in The Star how boards of directors must address political issues more robustly in the COVID era.
Race to the Top: Tracking Efforts to Establish a Global ESG Standard
A blog on Lexology features Dey and Kaplan’s “360º Governance” report.
Danone’s test case for sustainable business
The Financial Times quotes Sarah Kaplan about the trend towards more responsible business.
Canadian boards aren’t prepared for ESG era
Dey and Kaplan’s 360º Governance report is highlighted by The Logic.
Canada’s corporate boards are trapped in the past, must be revamped for ESG era: governance experts
The Globe and Mail features Peter Dey’s and Sarah Kaplan’s new 360º Governance guidelines.
Where are the directors in a world in crisis?
Peter Dey and Sarah Kaplan write for the Globe and Mail about the new competencies required for boards of directors in the 21st century.
Consolidating two visions of post-pandemic recovery
Policy Options discusses Sarah Kaplan’s work on aligning corporate strategy with social development and environmental sustainability goals
Path-breaking report! 360º Governance: Where are the Directors in a World in Crisis?
Peter Dey and Sarah Kaplan propose 13 guidelines for corporate boards to address the challenges of the 21st century.
The 360º Corporation course wins Ideas Worth Teaching Award from Aspen Institute!
The Aspen Institute awards courses that have an impact on business and society. They have long recognized the power of business school teaching to influence the culture within capitalism. These awards celebrate visionary faculty and the courses that tackle society’s largest, most embedded challenges of our time. These learning experiences equip leaders of tomorrow with […]
Two cool ways to learn about Inclusive Business Innovation!
Check out more on the newly launched Rotman Executive Program micro credential or the Coursera 5-course Specialization. Two great ways to learn to use the Gender Analytics methodology to analyze your products, services, processes and policies with a gender lens to uncover hidden opportunities for innovation and improved effectiveness. You will discover the ways that […]
From the ’50s until now, women still bear the brunt of unpaid household labour
Sarah Kaplan talks to the Calgary Journal about how COVID-19 family demands has led women to adjust their paid responsibilities or leave the workforce altogether
What’s at stake when women leave the workforce during COVID-19?
Sarah Kaplan is interviewed by TVO on the impact on the power gap of COVID-related career interruptions.
The She-cession
Sarah Kaplan appears on Beyond the Headlines at CIUT radio to talk about the gendered impacts of COVID and what we can do about it.
How to Build Back Better: A Conversation
Sarah Kaplan spoke with Soo Min Toh and Ken Corts in Rotman Management Magazine about creating a more inclusive economy from the ashes of the pandemic.
The caring sector will lift the economy in the New Year
Sarah Kaplan’s work is discussed in CFJC Today’s analysis of the pandemic’s “she-cession.”
Making The Post-COVID World Sustainable And Humane
An article in Forbes cites The 360º Corporation’s recommendations to go beyond superficial greenwashing and create a sustainable approach that pleases a variety of increasingly interested and mobilized stakeholders are cited.
Desjardins Dialogues: Rebuilding for a Better Tomorrow
In a conversation on building back better, Sarah Kaplan joined Desjardins CEO Guy Cormier, Cheekbone Beauty’s Jenn Harper, Jessica Moorhouse of Millennial Money Meetup and Justin Hugh of YUPP to look for innovative new ways to support the economy and society.
How the caring economy can revive us
Sarah Kaplan writes for the cover story in Corporate Knights about why we can’t recover without a thriving care economy
Justin Trudeau Has Promised a Feminist Economic Recovery. So Where’s the Plan?
In Vice, Sarah Kaplan emphasizes the importance of applying a gender lens to COVID recovery plans.
Sometimes, They Just Can’t Handle the Truth
Research2Reality interviews Sarah Kaplan: This researcher knows, in the pursuit of gender equality, there are rarely easy and straightforward answers. Nevertheless, she persists.
Future in Sound podcast
Sarah Kaplan speaks with the Future in Sound podcast about stakeholder trade-offs and innovation
Pandemic threatens to undo gender equity progress in workforce
Sarah Kaplan is quoted in Benefits Canada about the risk of a mass exodus of women from the workforce.
Financial recovery goes hand in hand with social responsibility
Sarah Kaplan and Rod Lohin write for The Toronto Star about how company health is not just financial.
What it means for businesses to ‘build back better’ after COVID-19
The health and economic crisis has prompted pro-employee changes at some companies. Sarah Kaplan argues in Fast Company
Men accounted for more than two-thirds of Order of Canada appointments last year
Sarah Kaplan says to the Globe and Mail that the idea of merit itself reinforces privilege and keeps others out
How to make business fix supply chain flaws
Sarah Kaplan speaks to the Financial Times about how investors should put pressure on boards to create reporting requirements for social responsibility
Rotman Management Magazine Speaker Series – How to Build Back Better
In this Rotman Short Talk, Sarah Kaplan talks about how social responsibility and equity are essential for our economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is based on her article in the Rotman Management Magazine that appeared first in Fast Company.
Two Ways to Stand Against Racism and Sexism at Work
Laura Morgan Roberts and Sarah Kaplan write for Bloomberg Opinion that real allyship doesn’t come cheap. It is astounding to see so many companies taking stands against racism. But mea culpas will ring hollow if they are not followed by real action. Progress to date has been slow and inconsistent. In 2002, 12 Fortune 500 […]
Canada’s economic stability hinges on an equitable recovery for women
In Policy Options, Sarah Kaplan and Carmina Ravanera discuss how racialized women have been hurt by the pandemic, and investments in childcare and an expanded EI would help counteract inequity.
Administrative Science Quarterly reviews The 360º Corporation!
For those interested in an overarching, approachable, and engaging overview of corporate social responsibility, and particularly a stakeholder approach, this is a great read.
How can employers support staff with children during pandemic schooling?
Sarah Kaplan speaks to Benefits Canada about how employers will have to accommodate new care work burdens.
Covid-19 Is Setting Canadian Women in Finance Back by Decades
Sarah Kaplan speaks to Bloomberg BusinessWeek about the long-term impacts of COVID on women’s careers.
How To ‘Build Back Better’ after COVID-19
Sarah Kaplan explains how, in the midst of the pandemic, companies need to redesign, reorient, and realign.
Why Social Responsibility Produces More Resilient Organizations
Sarah Kaplan writes for Sloan Management Review that companies have more staying power when management decisions consider a diverse range of interests.
Are we letting this crisis go to waste?
In this editorial in The Hill Times, Sarah Kaplan writes that we can use this crisis to create our own rebirth. This article appeared in The Hill Times on August 17, 2020. The full piece is available here. We are in the midst of one of the greatest health and economic crises in more than […]
360 gradi: oltre la responsabilità sociale dell’impresa
Great review of L’Impresa à 360º in Sviluppo & Organizzazione describing it as a pragmatic approach to combining shareholder and stakeholder interests. See the full review here.
Brazilian edition! A Empresa 360°
Como Levar em Conta os Interesses de Todos os Stakeholders e Conduzir Sua Empresa Por Um Caminho de Transformação
Canada’s Economy Will Only Recover if Marginalized Communities Get Support
Sarah Kaplan talks about the Feminist Economy Recovery Plan in Global Citizen.
Canada must address gender equity as part of the new norm
Sarah Kaplan discusses the Feminist Economic Recovery Plan in Wealth Professional magazine
Here’s what’s inside Canada’s first-ever feminist economic recovery plan
Sarah Kaplan speaks to Future of Good about why COVID-19 is a crisis that requires a uniquely feminist response.
Boosting marginalized groups key to ‘feminist economic recovery,’ report says
Sarah Kaplan speaks with the Canadian Press about the new GATE/YWCA Feminist Economic Recovery Plan
Deck Chairs On The Titanic: The Impoverished B-School Response To A Changing World
Sarah Kaplan writes for Poets & Quants that business schools are not adapting to new social realities. Our society is in crisis: even before the Covid-19 pandemic, racism was already unleashed around the world, rising seas were already flooding communities, pollution was choking cities, the AI revolution was creating major dislocations as jobs are replaced […]
Care services are the key to pandemic recovery for women
Sarah Kaplan writes with Maya Roy that without support for care services, a slowed economic recovery is inevitable.
A Feminist Action Plan for the Economic Recovery
Sarah Kaplan spoke with Gill Deacon on CBC’s Here and Now about the GATE-YWCA Feminist Action Plan for the Economic Recovery
Business Models for a better world. A Disruptive Conversation with Sarah Kaplan.
Sarah Kaplan talks with Keita Demming for the Disruptive Conversations podcast.
A conversation with Sarah Kaplan on COVID’s greater impact on women — and how we can rebuild equitably
Sarah Kaplan spoke with the 30% Club and Women of Influence about building back better from COVID.
360 gradi: oltre la responsabilità sociale dell’impresa
L’Impresa à 360º is reviewed in Este: Cultura d’impresa: “un approccio fresco e stimolante su un tema che spesso è affrontato in modo eccessivamente esortativo.”
Mulheres no governo contra o novo coronavírus
Sarah Kaplan speaks with HSM Management magazine about the gendered impact of COVID-19.
Building Back Better After the Pandemic
Rotman School professors Sarah Kaplan and Soo Min Toh look to the future for organizations
Where is the “T” in LGBTQ+ inclusion?
Sarah Kaplan and Jade Pichette of Pride at Work write about the journey towards inclusion for transgender people in the economy.
A Supermarket Billionaire Steps Into Trouble Over COVID Pay
Sarah Kaplan speaks with Bloomberg News about COVID, inequalities and essential workers.
Build Back Better After COVID-19: Why Corporations Need a Radical Redesign
Sarah Kaplan appears with Soo Min Toh and Ken Corts to talk about how the COVID crisis creates opportunities for radical change. Summary from Rotman news stories. As we navigate this global pandemic and make plans to move forward, we’re realizing that striving for ‘back to normal’ or ‘business as usual’ isn’t good enough. “As […]
L’ impresa a 360 gradi. Dai compromessi con gli stakeholder alla trasformazione organizzativa
The 360º Corporation reviewed in MercurPress! (in Italian)
The Work Ahead: Business Confronts the COVID-19 Challenge
Sarah Kaplan appears in an Atlantic Live event to discuss COVID, inequality, and building back better.