Sarah Kaplan
@sarahkaplan.bsky.social
Public speaker, board director. Author: The 360º Corporation. Professor and Founding Director, Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) at University of Toronto. WXN Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada.
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 in the US say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014." news.gallup.com/poll/697382/...
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 in the US say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014." news.gallup.com/poll/697382/...
“Their rhetoric — and the conventional wisdom that flows from it — suggests that we cannot talk about economic solutions without abandoning our commitment to the Black, Latino, gay, transgender and female poor that are the lifeblood of the Democratic Party’s base.”
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Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
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October 29, 2025 at 9:50 AM
“Their rhetoric — and the conventional wisdom that flows from it — suggests that we cannot talk about economic solutions without abandoning our commitment to the Black, Latino, gay, transgender and female poor that are the lifeblood of the Democratic Party’s base.”
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
“The only thing we should fear is that we will surrender our homeland to be plundered by a gang of liars, thieves, and hypocrites. That we will surrender, without a fight, voluntarily, our own future and that of our children.”
Alexei Navalny prison diary 01/17/22
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Alexei Navalny prison diary 01/17/22
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Why We Resist
For the Country, For Each Other, For Ourselves, for the World
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October 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“The only thing we should fear is that we will surrender our homeland to be plundered by a gang of liars, thieves, and hypocrites. That we will surrender, without a fight, voluntarily, our own future and that of our children.”
Alexei Navalny prison diary 01/17/22
lucid.substack.com/p/why-we-res...
Alexei Navalny prison diary 01/17/22
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If you weren't as lucky as me to know the incomparable Urvashi Vaid, you can still be part of her aura. She knew there was a place for everyone in the movement, that we had to build bridges to make change, that we didn't have to compromise our values to get things done. www.pbs.org/video/there-...
GBH Documentaries | There Are Things To Do
A love story to Urvashi Vaid: a lesbian immigrant who helped shape the modern gay rights movement.
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October 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
If you weren't as lucky as me to know the incomparable Urvashi Vaid, you can still be part of her aura. She knew there was a place for everyone in the movement, that we had to build bridges to make change, that we didn't have to compromise our values to get things done. www.pbs.org/video/there-...
Hey Toronto peeps! #NoKings www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO TYRANTS DAY - TORONTO, ON CANADA · No Kings
**We don’t put up with would-be kings in the US.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO TYRANTS” and "NO KINGS", born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and on po...
www.mobilize.us
October 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Hey Toronto peeps! #NoKings www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
This is so good. Creating magnetic messaging, not "pollingism" and what the Democrats could be doing that they mainly are not. (But exceptions! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, @govpritzker.illinois.gov, @govandybeshear.bsky.social)Attract people and don't be afraid to repel!
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WATCH: What frog guy can teach Democrats -- and you
Anat Shenker-Osorio on Portland, Chicago, No Kings, and how you can start changing minds right now
the.ink
October 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This is so good. Creating magnetic messaging, not "pollingism" and what the Democrats could be doing that they mainly are not. (But exceptions! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, @govpritzker.illinois.gov, @govandybeshear.bsky.social)Attract people and don't be afraid to repel!
the.ink/p/watch-what...
the.ink/p/watch-what...
On top of everything else going on...Oppression and hate built into the algorithms. www.unclosetedmedia.com/p/how-metas-...
How Meta's New Rules Are Putting LGBTQ People in Danger [Opinion]
The company's systematic dismantling of digital civil-rights protections has consequences that extend far beyond our screens.
www.unclosetedmedia.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
On top of everything else going on...Oppression and hate built into the algorithms. www.unclosetedmedia.com/p/how-metas-...
This was a fun and provocative conversation. Stephanie Wong asked great questions that allowed me to bust many myths! You'll hear a lot of "howevers" because there's nuance when it comes to understanding gender inequality and the parenthood penalty! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaaZ...
Women in the workplace - have we made progress? | IRL
YouTube video by In Real Life • Steph Wong
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August 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This was a fun and provocative conversation. Stephanie Wong asked great questions that allowed me to bust many myths! You'll hear a lot of "howevers" because there's nuance when it comes to understanding gender inequality and the parenthood penalty! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaaZ...
"On the road to authoritarianism, this is a whole factory of red flags." #Texas #Resistance
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August 19, 2025
Yesterday, the 51 Democratic Texas state representatives who left the state for Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts on August 3 to prevent Republican lawmakers from redistricting Texas to give five ...
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August 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"On the road to authoritarianism, this is a whole factory of red flags." #Texas #Resistance
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People want to create a narrative that our movement is divided. It is not. Marriage Equality and Trans Rights Are Two Sides of the Same Coin for Many www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
Marriage Equality and Trans Rights Are Two Sides of the Same Coin for Many
www.nytimes.com
June 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
People want to create a narrative that our movement is divided. It is not. Marriage Equality and Trans Rights Are Two Sides of the Same Coin for Many www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
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These transgender servicemembers and military candidates are ready and able to serve. Last night’s @thedailyshow.com segment highlights what’s at stake as legal challenges to Trump’s trans military ban continue.
May 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
These transgender servicemembers and military candidates are ready and able to serve. Last night’s @thedailyshow.com segment highlights what’s at stake as legal challenges to Trump’s trans military ban continue.
Important to call these things what they are: concentration camps.
This is a MUST READ. A tough read. But a MUST READ, nevertheless.
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Trump and Bukele’s Concentration Camp
CECOT is no regular prison. It is also a warning.
nymag.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Important to call these things what they are: concentration camps.
Canadians got the message.
April 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Canadians got the message.
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I love adding this one data point to economic charts. It works every time.
April 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I love adding this one data point to economic charts. It works every time.
"A dictator can never save himself with a golden gun" lucid.substack.com/p/when-a-tyr.... from @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social and @marceldirsus.bsky.social
When a Tyrant Becomes Vulnerable
An excerpt from Marcel Dirsus, How Tyrants Fall: And How Nations Survive
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April 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"A dictator can never save himself with a golden gun" lucid.substack.com/p/when-a-tyr.... from @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social and @marceldirsus.bsky.social
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If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
April 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
Ok, this was a very, very good speech: The American era is over... In the past, from helping stranded passengers in Gander to fighting California fires, we have done extraordinary things for Americans. Now we need to do extraordinary things for ourselves. #Canada
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LIVE: Canada PM Mark Carney speaks after Trump’s tariffs announcement
YouTube video by Associated Press
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April 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Ok, this was a very, very good speech: The American era is over... In the past, from helping stranded passengers in Gander to fighting California fires, we have done extraordinary things for Americans. Now we need to do extraordinary things for ourselves. #Canada
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aaT...
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“No one wants a meritocracy more than those who are systemically disadvantaged.”
Great insights on the nature of DEI policies in Canada and their importance moving forward.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Great insights on the nature of DEI policies in Canada and their importance moving forward.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: The name can change, but the work must not: why Canada still needs DEI
Workplace diversity initiatives are in rapid retreat south of the border, and backlash in Canada is looming. But in order for the country to become the meritocracy it strives to be, we need to fully e...
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February 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“No one wants a meritocracy more than those who are systemically disadvantaged.”
Great insights on the nature of DEI policies in Canada and their importance moving forward.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Great insights on the nature of DEI policies in Canada and their importance moving forward.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Keep speaking. Keep fighting.
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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April 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Keep speaking. Keep fighting.
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Congratulations to Prof. @sarahkaplan.bsky.social who was selected to join The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency Program. During her residency, Prof. Kaplan will work on her forthcoming book, Products for the People, to be published by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. ow.ly/nIQe50VikpR
March 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Congratulations to Prof. @sarahkaplan.bsky.social who was selected to join The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency Program. During her residency, Prof. Kaplan will work on her forthcoming book, Products for the People, to be published by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. ow.ly/nIQe50VikpR
Research: With all of the "back to the office" pressure, it it is worth considering that remote work has been a protective shield against harassment for women... pushing them back to the office is pushing them into hostile situations www.rotman.utoronto.ca/news-events-...
Remote work “a protective shield” against gender discrimination
Survey of more than 1000 women shows incidence higher on-site versus out of the office
www.rotman.utoronto.ca
March 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Research: With all of the "back to the office" pressure, it it is worth considering that remote work has been a protective shield against harassment for women... pushing them back to the office is pushing them into hostile situations www.rotman.utoronto.ca/news-events-...
Tell me you're afraid of women without telling me you're afraid of women. Apple Erased Women’s Day—So We’re Taking Over the Whole Year
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Apple Erased Women’s Day—So We’re Taking Over the Whole Year
Tell me you're afraid of women without telling me you're afraid of women.
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March 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Tell me you're afraid of women without telling me you're afraid of women. Apple Erased Women’s Day—So We’re Taking Over the Whole Year
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Must watch: Illinois Governor Pritzker Warns Against Threats to American Democracy in State of the State Address citing just how few days it took the Nazis to dismantle a republic. | C-SPAN.org
February 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Must watch: Illinois Governor Pritzker Warns Against Threats to American Democracy in State of the State Address citing just how few days it took the Nazis to dismantle a republic. | C-SPAN.org