Queering the Tech Ecosystem: Barriers and Opportunties

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Literature Review

The first phase of this project, this Literature Review highlights key findings about the Canadian context, addresses the project's research questions, and provides a framework of the major themes and considerations.

QT Research Report

The QT Research Report includes the results of our quantitative survey, qualitative interviews, and industry recommendations.

Research Partners
MITACS, Imagine Ideation, CESAR, Centre de Recherche De L'IUSMM, Université de Montreal, Concordia University, and the Gina Cody School of Engineering

Academic Researchers
Dr. Robert-Paul Juster, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Université de Montréal, Department of Psychiatry & Addiction
Dr. Ketra Schmitt, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Concordia University, Gina Cody School of Engineering Katerine Lehmann, Ph.D. Student Researcher, Université de Sherbrooke
Samuel Villeneuve, Student Researcher, Université de Sherbrooke
Ophélie Larocque, Research Assistant, Université de Sherbrooke
Sanjna Navani, Research Assistant, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Bradley Por, Doctoral Candidate, McGill Faculty of Law

QueerTech Research Team
Naoufel Testaouni, CEO & Co-Founder, QueerTech
Eustacio (Andy) Saldaña, COO & Co-Founder, QueerTech
Amanda Chalupa, former QueerTech Research Coordinator
Lauren Hicks, Industry Report Developer, New River Media
Guy Tsror, Advisor and Former Director, QueerTech
Christiane Wherry, Advisor and Former Director, QueerTech
Paul Saiedi, Advisor and Director, QueerTech
Lisa Gibson, Advisor and Director, QueerTech

Volunteer Contributors
Belange Nohra, Selen Basar Atassi, Helene Vallières-Goulet, Heather Romito, Frances Shi, Stephanie Malcolm, Jennifer Chan, Stephanie Butler, Neha Gosai, Yuan Yuan, Dhanya Asokan, and Hannah Nazar

Queering the Tech Ecosystem: Barriers and Opportunties

Access The Reports

Literature Review

The first phase of this project, this Literature Review highlights key findings about the Canadian context, addresses the project's research questions, and provides a framework of the major themes and considerations.

QT Research Report

The QT Research Report includes the results of our quantitative survey, qualitative interviews, and industry recommendations.

Thank You To Our Research Partners!

Various organizations, institutions and individuals contributed to the successful completion of this report.

Thank You to Our Corporate Members!

QueerTech would also like to thank our Corporate Members for their contributions to this initiative and for continuously supporting the work we do. With your continued support, we can do more and go further in queering the tech ecosystem!