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.

Pandemics touch every aspect of society. This seminar addresses two important topics in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic: Workplace Inequality and Remote Work. 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 differentially affected women’s vs. men’s career opportunities, as well as how it has adversely affected marginalized minority groups. How can scholars use the pandemic to better understand the drivers of workplace inequality?

This panel Conference on Gender and International Affairs at the Fletcher School explores the concept of feminist economics and its place in economic recovery in the age of COVID-19. We discussed how gendered analysis can enhance and improve economic policies and strategies for economic recovery. The first part of the panel covered the concept of gender-responsive economic theory and approaches to economic policy. The latter part explored the integration of feminist approaches in plans for economic recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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 COVID-19 crisis and the recent Black Lives Matter protests have pointed out, ‘normal’ wasn’t so great for a lot of people,” explains Sarah Kaplan. In the latest Managing Uncertainty webinar — Build Back Better After COVID-19: Why Corporations Need a Radical Redesign — Kaplan and Professor Soo Min Toh, discuss what it means to build back better, and why rebuilding should be seen as an innovation challenge.

It's said that a rising tide lifts all boats. That's usually considered a good thing. But what if the economic growth that the expression refers to actually results in widespread flooding... To continue the metaphor... Acting as a driving force behind ecological destruction? In a conversation with host Steve Paikin of TVO’s The Agenda, we addressed: What are the consequences of endless economic expansion?

Sarah Kaplan was a witness for the Senate Standing Committee on National Finance regarding Bill C-86, Part 4, Division 18 to enact the creation of a Department for Women and Gender Equality, December 2018.