The Leadership Imperative to Advance Women

What are we doing to advance women in the legal profession? YWomen president, Jeffery Tobias Halter was invited to be interviewed as part of a new NAWL podcast series focused on allyship. In this episode, NAWL Member and Director, Regulatory Affairs Counsel at UBS, Saba Khan speaks with Jeffery Tobias Halter, Gender Strategist about the role allies…

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Women’s Voices Matter

Image: Pexels/Mikhail Nilov A woman in a pink suit at a wooden podium speaking

Women’s voices matter, what allies need to know In my work advancing women’s leadership in the workplace by engaging men, a foundational principle we discuss is that all people’s voices must be heard in order to solve the complex business problems that exist today. Best practices data proves time and again that a diverse workforce…

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Let’s Tell Our Daughters the Truth!

Take your daughter to work and be sure to tell her she will only make $.84 compared to your son! Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day – April 27, 2023 This Thursday is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. If true gender equity is your goal, then perhaps it’s time to…

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Men, Let’s Talk about Mansplaining (and Allyship)

Effective allies stop mansplaining in its tracks. One of the many perks of my job is talking to women (and men) about what’s happening in the workplace and collaborating on real solutions to advance a mutually beneficial culture of equity and inclusion. Inevitably, these discussions uncover an underlying sense of frustration around a litany of…

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Male Allyship: How Good Are You (Really)?

4 Tips to Activate Your Allyship For the past few years, there has been much work done by best-in-class companies to build out male allyship initiatives. However, a new study points out that even the most well-intentioned men aren’t stepping up as much as they think they are. A recent national study conducted by the…

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It’s Time for Allies to Step Up

It’s Time for Allies to Step Up There has never been a more critical time for male allies to step up. Stepping up can range from speaking out publicly if you are in a role of leadership to simply providing comfort and listening to a co-worker. What is troubling for me is that leaders and…

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