Gender Analytics: Possibilities conference

Using inclusive analytics to generate innovative products, services, and policies

The GA:P conference was co-hosted by the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) and the TD Management and Data Analytics Lab (TD MDAL)—two leading research centers at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

Gender Analytics is a means to design and market more inclusive products, services and policies, allowing us to create an expansive space for innovation and impact in and outside organizations

28 business leaders and scholars were joined by 134 attendees from around the world in seven thought-provoking panel discussions on topics such as:  

  • Decolonizing data and design  

  • Inclusive product and service design  

  • Creating inclusive contracts: insights about the law  

  • Gender Analytics in financial services  

  • Behavioural interventions for more inclusive government policy  

  • Using a gender lens in sports analytics  

  • Responsible AI and machine learning 

When you are designing not just from the margins, but with the margins, it can be a benefit for all

—Alia Kamlani, Partner, Deloitte, Government & Public Services

Nothing about us without us is 100% on...but also empower the us to create things of our own, so we don't actually need to be dependent on someone creating something for us

—Jahan Mantin, Co-Founder, Project INKBLOT

Don’t worry! We have captured the insightful conversations in the Designing for Everyone podcast series so that you can listen to these episodes at your convenience.

Missed the conference?

You can also find this limited-series on GATE audio on Apple and Spotify podcasts.

Two ways to build your Gender Analytics skills

  • Inclusive Business Innovation

    This exciting online asynchronous course is offered by GATE and Rotman Executive Programs at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. The course is led by GATE's founding director, Sarah Kaplan, and a host of other engaging faculty, and seamlessly integrates business analytics, human-centred design, and inclusive leadership. By taking this course, you will unveil untapped avenues for business innovation by employing an intersectional gender lens. Earn your microcredential today!

  • Gender Analytics Specialization

    We offer a 5-course specialization on Coursera that applies Gender Analytics to create impact in business, government, and non-profit organizations. Explore inclusive analytic techniques, human-centered design, and transformational leadership to equip yourself with the tools you need to drive innovation. You can pick and choose your courses or take or all 5 to complete the Specialization which includes a capstone project. By taking these courses, you'll emerge with knowledge and skills that will empower you to revolutionize products, services, processes, and policies, all through the lens of intersectional gender-based analysis.

*Event photos by Jeffrey Beardall