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
Two ways to build your Gender Analytics skills
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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!
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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