By creating spaces where engagement is a choice rather than an obligation, we have an opportunity to overcome polarization and make allies in unlikely places.

How do professional women navigate workplace barriers? Often, by fading into the background.

The financial inequality faced by Black Canadians has worsened over decades. These negative trends have no parallel in other communities of colour in Canada. 

Race-based lawsuits are creating a chilling effect on capital deployers’ efforts to address disparities in funding. 

This simple question can help us overcome our unconscious bias.

An 'us vs. them' mindset fuels polarization.

Our body language can help us identify unconscious bias.

The study explored the lavender ceiling—barriers blocking 2SLGBTQ+ people’s path towards leadership roles and board directorships—in corporate Canada.

“The road we travel is equal in importance to the destination we seek.”

Starting, even imperfectly, sets a precedent, creates momentum, and opens doors for improvement.

A Black founder noted that, to increase his chances of success, one of the most effective strategies he uses is turning off his camera during initial virtual investor meetings

In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, we dug deep to understand how capital flows to Asian and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), a diverse group of people that makes up roughly 20% of Canada’s population and an increasing share of newcomers.

Narinder Dhami moderated an intimate conversation with Kenneth Deer, an award-winning journalist, educator, and internationally renowned Indigenous rights activist, for some of our New Power Network members.

Women are more likely to be promoted to leadership roles when companies face crises. 

Over the past years, we have heard many pledges to support diverse communities and innovative initiatives, yet the reality often falls short of these commitments. How do personal motivations, our networks and echo chambers lead to a skewed distribution that leaves many diverse groups overlooked and needs unaddressed?

New Power Labs’ senior advisor, Garrick Ng, had a New Power Talk with Devika Shah from Environment Funders Canada. Devika noted, “Postal code is an indicator of quality of life.”

A paper published by Havard suggests that diversity or anti-bias training alone does not reduce bias, alter behaviour or change the workplace, despite being widely implemented.

What is currently blurry in your peripheral vision?

Social Capital Partners released the Billionaire Blindspot report, exposing Canada's significant wealth gap and urging policymakers to address inaccuracies in data collection to better understand and tackle wealth concentration.

Three steps leaders can take to adapt how we think about resilience, to account for biases and the resulting disparities.