GATE Annual Report: 2017

GATE Annual Report: 2017

THE CHALLENGE

Despite widespread acknowledgment of gender inequalities and credible efforts to make progress, a primary challenge that remains is truly understanding the fundamental mechanisms that produce gender gaps and identifying which actions can be most effective in addressing them.

THE MISSION

The mission of the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management is to sponsor, convene, and translate rigorous research in order to change the conversation on gender equality. GATE promotes an understanding of gender inequalities and how they can be remedied. These insights can create opportunities for personal, business, and economic prosperity in a more inclusive society.

OUR FOUR PILLARS

CREATING NEW INSIGHTS TRAINING LEADERS SHAPING PRACTICE BUILDING COMMUNITY

Julie Dzerowicz, Member of Parliament, Davenport (left) and The Honourable William Francis Morneau, Minister of Finance (right) at the pre-budget consultation at Rotman hosted by GATE.

IN REVIEW

CREATING NEW INSIGHTS FUNDED RESEARCH

BARRIERS TO REPORTING SEXUAL HARRASSMENT AND ASSAULT

Using experimental methods, Laura Derksen is testing different technological solutions that make reporting sexual harrassment easier and help deter perpetrators. These methods involve such tools as “information escrows” in which reports only become formal complaints if more than one person reports the same offender.

GRANTS FOR A TOTAL OF 9

$57,000

2017 GRANT RECIPIENTS

IMPACT ON THE GENDER PAY GAP OF CEO EXPOSURE TO GENDER IMBALANCE

Gender and awards for financial analysts (Anne Bowers) Gender and race in journalism (Nicole Cohen) Reducing barrieres to reporting sexual harrassment (Laura Derksen) De-biasing job descriptions (Sonia Kang and Chong He) Effect of women on board advisory effectiveness (Daehyun Kim) Intersecting race and gender in leadership (Hadiya Roderique) Gendered responses to workplace failures (Avni Shah and Amber Holden) Effect of CEO background on gendered resource allocation (Mikhail Simutin) Changing performance evaluations to reduce bias (András Tilcsik)

Mikhail Simutin is exploring the impact of CEOs’ formative years on the gender gap in corporate offices. He assesses the effect of the demographic characteristic of CEOs’ education, family background, and the area where they grew up, on the differential treatment of men and women in capital allocation and the promotions of male and female managers.

CREATING NEW INSIGHTS CONVENED LEADING RESEARCH SCHOLARS

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RESEARCH ROUNDTABLES WITH 120

PARTICIPANTS

Sonia Kang (left) and Alyson Colón (right) participate in a debate about the effectiveness of diversity training.

DO QUOTAS WORK?

DOES DIVERSITY TRAINING WORK? At our 2nd Research Round Table, we debated the merits of diversity training. Recent research has suggested that diversity training risks being ineffective or even inciting backlash, especially if it is mandatory. The debaters concluded that, while these risks are real, training may be the key to unlocking the creative potential of diverse teams and that diversity training, done right, can be effective.

The Oxford-style debate at our 1st Research Round Table assessed the pros and cons of quotas. Many worry that quotas could be seen as unjust, contribute to stigma of those who benefit from them, or reduce support for diversity initiatives. But, debaters showed those fears have not been realized and that the implementation of quotas may be a useful shock to a system of discrimination by expanding the search for candidates and creating a critical mass of women.

View insights from our rountables at www.gendereconomy.org/research-briefs

SHAPING PRACTICE CHANGED THE CONVERSATION RESEARCH BRIEFS ARTICLES FOR PRACTITIONERS LESSONS FROM PRACTICE BRIEFS

THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF DIVERSITY STATEMENTS

“Advertising oneself as a diversity-friendly employer does not solve the problem of dis- crimination. Pro-diversity statements give you a more diverse applicant pool, but it takes more to make workplaces inclusive.” Written by Sonia Kang, Katherine DeCelles, András Tilcsik, and Sora Jun.

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EVENT RE-CAPS INFOGRAPHICS

Harvard Business Review

“A WEALTH OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH HAS OBSERVED THE POWERFUL EFFECT OF BIAS THAT IS EMBEDDED NOT ONLY IN OUR MINDS BUT ALSO IN OUR SYSTEMS, PROCESSES AND STRUCTURES.... FOR A LAW TO HAVE A FIGHTING CHANCE OF DISPLACING THESE DYNAMICS, IT MUST BE EQUALLY POWERFUL.” Sarah Kaplan before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce on December 6, 2017 to discuss Bill C-25.

ACHIEVING IMPACT : CHANGED THE CONVERSATION SHAPING PRACTICE E T VERSATI

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MEDIA MENTIONS AND INTERVIEWS IN

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BLACK ON BAY STREET: HADIYA RODERIQUE HAD IT ALL, BUT STILL COULDN’T FIT IN

GATE-funded researcher Hadiya Roderique talks about race and fit on Bay Street in the Globe and Mail “PEOPLE GRAVITATE TOWARD PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKE THEM. SOCIAL SCIENTISTS CALL THIS HOMOPHILY. WE CONSCIOUSLY AND UNCONSCIOUSLY SURROUND OURSELVES WITH OTHERS LIKE US , WHO IN TURN VALIDATE OUR OWN CHOICES AND VALUES.”

ACHIEVING IMPACT : CHANGED THE CONVERSATION SHAPING PRACTICE ENGA OUR C MMUNITY

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KEYNOTES, EVENTS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH

1,500 ATTENDEES

Aaron Dhir presents the findings of his latest book, “Challenging Boardroom Homogeniety: Corporate Law, Governance, and Diversity.”

The power of passion and perserverance Featuring Angela Duckworth, 2013 MacArthur Fellow and Professor at the University of Pennsylvania BUDGETING FOR EQUALITY Lessons from the UK and beyond Featuring Diane Elson, Emeritus Professor at the University of Essex and former Chair of the UK Women’s Budget Group ANGELA DUCKWORTH ON GRIT INVESTING WITH A GENDER LENS Why gender is material to investors Featuring Eve Ellis (Morgan Stanley) and Angela Sun (Bloomberg LP)

2016-2017 EVENTS

SALLIE KRAWCHECK ON OWN IT The power of women, work and wallet Featuring Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and Founder of Ellevest

HOW TO BE AN ALLY Lending privilege Featuring Anjuan Simmons, a tech translator and speaker

See our full event listing at www.gendereconomy.org/events

TRAINING LEADERS INSPIRED NEW WAYS OF THINKING

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MBA STUDENTS APPOINTED AS GATE FELLOWS

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