Program
*Please note: This conference will be held in Desautels Hall (2nd floor, south Building), Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Click here for directions.
08:00 Breakfast and Registration
09:00 Welcome
Sarah Kaplan, Distinguished Professor and Director, Institute for Gender and the Economy, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
09:10 Opening Remarks
Sonia Kang, Associate Professor, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, University of Toronto Mississauga
09:20 Morning Keynote: Gender Stereotypes as Cause and Consequence of the Domestic and Occupational Division of Labor
Alice Eagly, Professor, Psychology and Management and Organizations, Northwestern University
10:05 Lessons from Practice: Social Norms and Women’s Labor Force Participation in Jordan
Varun Gauri, Senior Economist, Development Economics Vice Presidency, World Bank
10:20 Networking Break
10:40 Roots of (In)Equality: Insights from Child Psychology and Education
Panel Discussion with:
Jeewan Chanicka, Superintendent Equity, Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression, Toronto District School Board
Andrei Cimpian, Associate Professor, Psychology, New York University
Christia Spears Brown, Professor, Developmental Psychology, University of Kentucky
Moderator: Nam Kiwanuka, Host, The Agenda in the Summer, TVO
11:40 Lessons from Practice: The Power of Investing with a Gender Lens
Jackie VanderBrug, Managing Director and Investment Strategist, Chief Investment Office (CIO), Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM), Bank of America Corporation
11:55 Lunch
12:45 Afternoon Keynote:
What works: Gender Equality by Design
Iris Bohnet, Roy E. Larsen Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
13:30 Beyond the Hashtag: Moving Toward Real Change
Panel Discussion with:
Dolly Chugh, Associate Professor, Management and Organizations, New York University
Katy Milkman, Evan C Thompson Endowed Term Chair for Excellence in Teaching and Associate Professor, Operations, Information and Decisions, University of Pennsylvania
Eric Singler, General Manager of BVA, Global CEO BVA Nudge Unit, & PRS IN VIVO Managing Director
Moderator: Maydianne Andrade, Vice-Dean Faculty Affairs & Equity, Canada Research Chair, University of Toronto Scarborough
14:30 Networking Break
14:50 Male is a Gender Too: Bringing Masculinity into the Conversation
Panel Discussion with:
Humberto Carolo, Executive Director, White Ribbon
Jamil Jivani, Visiting Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School; Founder, Citizen Empowerment Project
CJ Pascoe, Associate Professor, Sociology; David M. and Nancy L. Petrone Faculty Scholar, University of Oregon
Moderator: Nouman Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, University of Toronto
15:50 Lessons from Practice: Applying Behavioral Insights to Tackle the Gender Pay Gap in the UK
Rony Hacohen, Advisor, The UK Behavioural Insights Team
16:05 Lessons from Practice: Learning from Walmart's Global Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative
Kathleen McLaughlin, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Walmart Inc.; President, Walmart Foundation
16:20 Moving the Needle on Diversity: A Conversation
Panel Discussion with Varun Gauri, Rony Hacohen, Kathleen McLaughlin, & Jackie VanderBrug
Moderator: Sarah Kaplan, Distinguished Professor and Director, Institute for Gender and the Economy, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
16:50 Closing Remarks
Rose Patten, Chancellor, University of Toronto; Adjunct Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto; Special Advisor, BMO Financial Group