Advocacy
10 Leadership Actions Male Allies Can Initiate Now to Advocate for Women
An Invitation to be a “Good Guy” My work focuses on engaging “Ready-Now” men to engage in advancing women. I know many women in the workplace wonder, “Where are all the men – guys who could lean in as genuine advocates, accomplices and full conspirators in removing obstacles to gender equity?” Where are the male…
Read MoreReflections on Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance
Commemorating #TransAwarenessWeek and #TDOR This year has been a history-making year for gender in the United States. While we are all aware of the election of Kamala Harris, as vice president-elect, the ‘firsts’ don’t stop with the vice president. This election cycle was also notable for the number of gender-expansive candidates on the ballot. In…
Read MoreEngaging Men to Advance Women’s Leadership
Creating Gender Advocates Jeffery Tobias Halter is a Gender Strategist, and the president of YWomen, a strategic consulting company focused on engaging men in women’s leadership advancement. He will be speaking about creating male advocates. Jeffery is the Founder of the Father of Daughter Initiative, creator of the Gender Conversation QuickStarters Newsletter and the Male…
Read MoreInviting Fathers to Advocate for Gender Equity
Fathers of Daughters Last month I sat down for a virtual conversation with Christopher Lewis for the Fathering Together community. I shared my tips on what fathers can do to be advocates for their daughters. During our call encouraged dads to check-ou my Father of a Daughter Initiative which is a voluntary opt-in program. The…
Read MoreCreating Gender Advocates – Virtual Series
Two Free Gifts to Accelerate Advocacy for Advancing Women! Announcing the YWomen creating gender advocates virtual series. This year has been filled with unexpected twists and turns. Given the headlines (like the recent Labor Department report that 865,000 women over age 20 dropped out of the American workforce in September compared with 216,000 men in the same…
Read MoreAn Invitation to Other Fathers to Be Advocates For Equality
Getting Personal. I’m calling on all fathers. For the past 10 years prior to Father’s Day, I have spoken to men about demonstrating advocacy for gender equality. In light of what’s going on in the world today, Father’s Day may be overlooked this year, but fatherhood is an important role to examine and leverage for…
Read MorePride 2020: Expanding the Gender Equity Conversation
A conversation with Gabrielle Claiborne on gender equity and inclusion I recently read an article written by my colleague Gabrielle Claiborne that outlined the need to expand the gender equality conversation to include ALL women. As the founder and CEO of Transformation Journeys Worldwide, Gabrielle is an inclusion trainer and consultant. She noticed that she…
Read MoreWhy It’s Time for Men to Stand Up as Allies and Advocates
Tips on how to get men on board as diversity champions I often hear one of these refrains before or after I speak at a women’s conference; ‘I can’t believe they hired a MAN to be the keynote speaker!!! ‘Wow. What a progressive move – inviting a MAN to keynote at a women’s conference. I…
Read More4 Tips for Implementing Change in Your Sphere of Influence
Are you ready to be a fearless leader? Large-scale organizational change often sparks fear. There can be comfort in doing things the way they’ve always been done, even when it becomes apparent that change is a strategic business imperative that’s supported by data and coming whether we like it or not. To address the fear…
Read More5 Actions Leaders Can Take to Overcome Unconscious Gender Bias at Work
Men and women are having vastly different experiences at work. Full stop. Yet, many men question whether men and women do in fact face different experiences at work. If you don’t believe gender bias exists in the workplace, do this one test for a week: Listen and observe. In most meetings, women’s voices and ideas…
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