Advocacy
Understanding Equal Pay Day and the Wage Negotiation Myths
Closing the gender wage gap to support women’s advancement Let’s talk about Equal Pay Day. This symbolic date represents how far into the new year women had to work to catch up with what men earned the previous year. This year, March 12, 2024 marked the occasion. While it shines a light on the persisting…
Read MoreOvercoming Resistance to DEI Initiatives with Awareness, Accountability and Advocacy
3 tips to drive DEI engagement We know that leadership and employee resistance to any corporate program, let alone a DEI initiative, can thwart or dampen its effectiveness. A recent Harvard Business Review article by Eric Shuman, Eric Knowles and Amit Goldenberg, To Overcome Resistance to DEI, Understand What’s Driving It, outlines three reasons people…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreWomen’s Voices Matter
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…
Read MoreMen: It’s Time to Step Up as Allies and Advocates for Equality
An Invitation to Other Fathers to Be Advocates For Equality at Work As we approach Father’s Day, I’m encouraging more men to step up as allies and advocates for gender equality. I’ve written frequently about fatherhood and being the father of a daughter, which I’m proud to be. Research shows that having a daughter is…
Read MorePride Month Conversations: Gen Z, Gender & the Workplace
Are your views on gender changing? For Gen Z they are. What you need to know. According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s June 2021 Household Pulse Survey, Gen Z young adults are much more likely to report identifying as either trans or nonbinary than other generations. What does this mean for corporate America?…
Read MoreWhat Mom Really, Really Wants. Equity at Home and at Work.
This Mother’s Day, support the women in your life by being an advocate for change. Wondering what to get Mom for Mother’s Day? This year, consider taking action as an ally to more fully support the women in your life. You’ve seen the headlines. Women face strong headwinds at work (and at home). They are…
Read MoreLet’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…
Read MoreMen, 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…
Read MoreFor International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, It’s Time For Action
Make 2023 the year you commit to #TakeAction on inclusion As we approach Women’s History Month in March and International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8, there’s never been a better time to take action and rally others to join you in creating real and sustainable change in the workplace. Frankly, we’re in trouble, and…
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