Sarah Kaplan on The Pink Tax podcast with Janine Rogan
Sarah Kaplan appears on the Pink Tax podcast to discuss the challenges of proving the business case for diversity, and the backlash against DEI initiatives.
Women in the Workplace. Have We Made Progress?
Sarah Kaplan speaks with Google Exec Stephanie Wong for the In Real Life podcast about what we really know about workplace equality. You’ll be in for some surprises. On Apple podcasts. On Spotify.
Don’t give up. Innovate. Try something! Private Innovation in the Public Interest podcast
In this podcast, Sarah Kaplan, an expert on stakeholder engagement, views trade-offs between stakeholder needs as opportunities for innovation. However, navigating these challenges is far from easy. Her advice in the face of failure? Don’t give up – try something else.
PI-Squared: Anita McGahan in conversation with Sarah Kaplan
In this video, Sarah Kaplan talks about how innovation and transformation is about breaking through stakeholder tradeoffs.
Sarah Kaplan receives the Academy of Management Career Distinguished Scholar-Practitioner Award
This is an all-Academy award presented to a candidate who demonstrates long-term, significant contributions in one or more of the following areas: successful application of theory or research in practice and/or contribution to knowledge through extraction of learning from practice; authorship of scholarly works which have substantively affected the practice of management; and integration of […]
Fixing the Broken Rung: Better approaches to promotion and talent development
Sarah Kaplan appeared at a Globe and Mail event on diversity and advancement for women to fix the “broken rung.” For decades the ‘glass ceiling’ dominated conversations about the lack of women in executive roles. But there’s growing recognition of significant gaps at the earlier stages of women’s careers. Women often stall at the entry […]
Innovation and Organizational Change in our Society
Sarah Kaplan speaks on the Governance Professionals of Canada podcast about corporate purpose.
Inclusive product, service and policy design: Flipping the script on diversity, equity and inclusion
Sarah Kaplan gives a 20 minute talk for the U of T Talks series.
Podcast: Designing for Everyone
Sarah Kaplan hosts a GATEaudio limited-series podcast on inclusive product and service design.
The Future in Sound #1 – Dr. Sarah Kaplan: Dwelling in Tensions
Sarah Kaplan speaks to the Future in Sound podcast on how firms can navigate tensions created by stakeholder interests
Re-Imagining Traditional Stakeholder Theory: A Roundtable Discussion
Sarah Kaplan participated in a Sorenson Impact roundtable on corporate purpose and being a business in the 21st century.
Level the Paying Field podcast on Labour Market Bias
Sarah Kaplan was interview by Pay Equity Commissioner Kadie Ward on structural biases in the labour market. The labour market never started off level for women and men. Women have and continue to be clustered in the “5Cs”: cleaning, catering, cashiering, clerical and caring. Dr. Sarah Kaplan, Director, Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE), […]
How to create a remote work policy that works everyone
Sarah Kaplan and Carmina Ravanera are interviewed for the Rotman Executive Summary Podcast on the future of remote work.
Ethnography Atelier: Moving from data to analysis to manuscript
Sarah Kaplan speaks at the Ethnography Atelier about trustworthiness in qualitative research
Appearance before the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
Sarah Kaplan appeared before this committee to discuss the implementation of Gender-Based Analysis Plus in the government. The full video of her appearance can be viewed on the Senate website here. And, the full transcript of the session can be found here. Here are her 5 minute introductory remarks. Testimony before Standing Senate Committee on […]
Say Hi to the Future
Sarah Kaplan speaks on this video podcast about gender equality and the future of work.
Aborsh podcast: Economics, Gender Inequality and Abortion
Sarah Kaplan speaks with Rachel Cairns about the personal and societal costs of constraining reproductive rights.
International Women’s Month: Closing the Economic Gender Gap
Sarah Kaplan talks with the Oxford University Policy Podcast about how to close the gender economic gap.
2021 Governance Roundup and Outlook for 2022
Sarah Kaplan participated in a panel discussion for the Governance Professionals of Canada on the future of governance in Canada. From the GPC: “With another challenging year behind us, GPC is doing a roundup on the top governance-related issues and major developments in 2021. We will then look at what to expect in 2022 vis-à-vis […]
Medicine’s Gender Power and Wage Gap
Sarah Kaplan appears on TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin to discuss the gender wage gap and gender power gap in medicine. From TVO’s The Agenda: New data from Ontario’s biggest hospital corporations reveals barriers to leadership roles for women in the medical field. At the physician level, female surgeons earn 24 per cent less […]
How organizations can address gender disparity in money matters
Sarah Kaplan speaks about the connections between the gender wage gap, wealth and prosperity. From the Globe and Mail: “Canadian women face an uncomfortable truth: they generally make less money than their male counterparts. And yet there’s no shortage of financial planning advice focused on how women can manage their personal expenses, invest in their […]
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.
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 […]
How a gendered economy sets women up to fail
In this #ChamberBreakers podcast, Sarah Kaplan talks about the gendered impacts of our economy.
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:
Sarah Kaplan Presents at the 2021 HBS Gender and Work Symposium
Sarah Kaplan discusses “Race, (Stakeholder) Capitalism, and Democracy” at Harvard University.
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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.
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.
Future in Sound podcast
Sarah Kaplan speaks with the Future in Sound podcast about stakeholder trade-offs and innovation
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.
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.
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 […]
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.
The Most Important Tool to Tackle Gender Inequality
Myths about gender equality persist because the public and policymakers aren’t getting enough evidence, says Sarah Kaplan.
Fireside Chat: What does COVID-19 mean for Gender and the Economy?
Sarah Kaplan joined Next Gen Men’s Jake Stika, for a discussion on how this pandemic is gendered, impacting the economy, and the future of work.
Rotman Podcast: Faculty Insights with Prof. Sarah Kaplan
Listen to learn about meritocracy, gender biases and the urgency for change. The Rotman Podcast celebrated International Women’s Day with Prof. Sarah Kaplan, professor of Strategic Management and Director of Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) at Rotman. In this episode, Sarah addresses long-standing gender biases, her views on meritocracy and the need to […]
CBC International Women’s Day Celebration
Sarah Kaplan’s keynote for this IWD2020 event was: “Making real progress on gender equality” About the event: This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #EachForEqual, and two CBC Employee Resource Groups, Women in Tech and Visible Women, have come together to organize, celebrate and advocate for and spread awareness about creating equality in the workspace […]
The myth of meritocracy
Sarah Kaplan offers an unvarnished discussion of gender equality in a UofT in the Neighborhood event.
Gender Inequality Goes Far Beyond Our Brains
Our cognitive biases play a role in ongoing inequality, but it’s also woven into our systems in ways we’re still disentangling. In this video from Research2Reality, Sarah Kaplan talks about why it is important to innovate to achieve gender equality. From the Research2Reality webpage: “Sarah Kaplan was raised in the ’70s and ’80s, at the height […]
End Growth, Save the Planet?
Sarah Kaplan appears on TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin to talk about the environmental risks of economic expansion. From TVO: “What are the consequences of endless economic expansion? To discuss the potential risks, we welcome Chris Ragan, director of McGill University’s Max Bell School of Public Policy; Celine Bak, president of Analytica Advisors; Atif […]
A push to let politicians on parental leave vote by proxy
Sarah Kaplan visits CBC’s The Current to talk about parental leave for politicians (start at 41:00).
World’s biggest money manager sees profit potential in climate change action
Sarah Kaplan speaks on the CBC Front Burner podcast about corporate social responsibility.
Sarah Kaplan on a new report by the World Economic Forum on the gender gap on CBC’s Fresh Air
According to the World Economic Forum, we may not see gender equality in our lifetimes. When then? A shocking estimate from the report says it will be in the next century. We’ll talk about the findings with Sarah Kaplan, Director of the Institute for Gender and the Economy in Ontario
Work–Life Balance as a Household Negotiation: A New Perspective from Rural India
By Rachael Goodman and Sarah Kaplan Bringing more women into the formal workforce is an important component of corporate strategies, development efforts, and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Yet, these policies often do not consider the household work that women already do to support the survival of their families, making work-for-wages impossible or creating […]
4 mistakes companies make in corporate social responsibility
This video clip from the Toronto book launch of The 360º Corporation highlights the solutions for companies seeking to become more socially responsible. Not knowing how business models create trade-offs Organizations are not having enough conversations about their stakeholder trade-offs. For example, do delivery companies recognize the increased pollution and poor labour conditions that come […]
SiriusXM interview on The 360° Corporation: Using Trade-Offs as a Source of Innovation
In this interview, Kaplan says, “The first mistake that companies make is not knowing what their trade-offs are.”
Canada needs more childcare support to help close the gender wage gap
Sarah Kaplan talks to BNN Bloomberg about solutions to the gender wage gap.
Podcast: Sarah Kaplan interviewed on “Run it Like a Girl”
In this podcast episode, Sarah Kaplan talk about new perspectives on achieving gender equality.
TVO’s The Agenda: The end of shareholder primacy
Sarah Kaplan participates in a panel discussion on The Agenda about the US Business Roundtable announcement repudiating the primacy of the shareholder and what it means for Canada. Last month, some of America’s top business people released a statement saying, among other things: “CEOs work to generate profits and return value to shareholders, but the […]
TVO’s The Agenda: A holistic view of corporations
Sarah Kaplan appears on The Agenda to discuss The 360º Corporation and the transformational possibilities of engaging with all stakeholders. Corporations are critical players in Canada’s economy – they create the wealth, jobs, goods, and services we all need. And increasingly that’s prompted people to see them as more than commercial enterprises, but as key […]
Podcast “The Coup” on “Marketing Masculinity”
Sarah Kaplan discusses how corporate brands and their PR machines continue to transform the way we see, think about, and perform masculinity.
Inequality as an innovation challenge: preview of The 360º Corporation
Speaking at Rotman Management Magazine’s “Short Talks: Art of Change” event in May 2019, Sarah Kaplan discusses her latest book, The 360° Corporation: From Stakeholder Trade-offs to Transformation, and how businesses can approach inequality as an innovation challenge.
Rebooting the gender equality conversation
At the Government of Canada’s Women and the Workplace Symposium, Sarah Kaplan busts five myths regarding women in the workplace and outlines actions organizations and governments can take to achieve progress towards gender equality. The Symposium which brought together leaders and champions of workplace diversity from across Canada to share tools and best practices employers […]
“The Conversation We’ve Been Having On Gender Equality Isn’t Working”
Sarah Kaplan appears in the Sirius XM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School to discuss gender equality.
What motivated me to create the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE)
Hear why I think we can use rigorous research to change the conversation on gender equality.
Sarah Kaplan at TEDxVaughanWomen
Sarah Kaplan gives a TEDx talk on gender equality as an innovation challenge, focusing on how the business case may actually be getting in the way of making progress.
Panel discussion on Gender Capitalism for TVO’s The Agenda
Sarah Kaplan appears with other experts on gender lens investing on TVO’s The Agenda.
Canadian women on the gender pay gap, and how we can fix it
Sarah Kaplan joins other experts to discuss the gender wage gap for a video by Maclean’s Magazine.
How to Brainstorm for Breakthrough Innovation
Sarah Kaplan appears in Knowledge@Wharton podcast series on how to achieve breakthrough innovation.
Meditations on the Business Case for Gender Diversity
Speaking at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Sarah Kaplan details the mission of the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) and pushes attendees to question the focus on making the “business case” for gender equality by asking three questions: What does the research say about the “business case”? Why do we need to […]
TVO’s The Agenda On Parental Leave
Sarah Kaplan appears on TVO’s The Agenda to talk about how parental leave policies can affect gender dynamics at work and and home. She was joined by Maya Roy, CEO of the YWCA.
Facing Challenges of Gender Diversity
In this short talk, Sarah Kaplan talks about the challenge for corporations in achieving gender diversity. This talk was part of the launch of the book, Survive and Thrive, which she co-edited with colleague Joshua Gans.
TVO’s The Agenda on Gender Equality for International Women’s Day
Sarah Kaplan appears with Steve Paikin on TVO’s The Agenda to talk about progress on gender equality for International Women’s Day in 2017.
Sarah Kaplan on Gender Equality: Rotman Short Talks
As part of our Rotman Short Talks series, hear from Professor Sarah Kaplan about why progress towards gender equality is slow. In it, she focuses on the risks of backlash and the discomfort associated with diversity. This talk was part of the launch event for the special issue of the Rotman Management Magazine on Inequality.