Advocacy
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…
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…
Read MoreMale 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…
Read MoreIt’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…
Read MoreCelebrating 10 Years of Kickstarting Gender Equity Conversations at Work
YWomen: Advancing women and engaging men as allies and advocates I launched YWomen 10 years ago to do one simple thing – create more conversations about engaging men in advancing women at work. What an incredible journey it’s been! By my rough estimate, we’ve helped initiate close to 100,000 workplace conversations around gender. That seems…
Read More3 Tips to Hone Your Allyship Skills
Advocating for Women of Color / Honing Your Allyship Skills A recent issue of Diversity Woman Magazine featured a poignant reminder that improving gender diversity for all women isn’t a simple one-size-fits-all solution. Rather, making the workplace better for women of color must be intentional and inclusive. As I’ve mentioned in prior posts, the Women in…
Read MoreCan We Advance Women Without Men?
Only 14 percent of companies are doing Allyship Training. Yes, you read that right – just 14 percent! This finding in the 2021 McKinsey Women in the Workforce report is discouraging because we will never obtain long-term systemic advancement for women without engaging male allies in the workplace. With men in roughly 75 percent of company leadership roles, we…
Read MoreBadass Allies with Jeffery Tobias Halter – Cultivating Male Allies and Advocates
Cultivating Male Allies and Advocates Jeffery Tobias Halter, president of YWomen, was honored to be a guest on the #BadassWomenPodcast with Bonnie Marcus. They discuss why it’s important to engage men as male allies and advocates to build a more equitable workplace and advance women to positions of leadership. Listen to the full episode here:…
Read MoreWin(e)d Down Wednesdays – A DEI Podcast
Calendar Some Win(e)d — Down Time Introducing Win(e)d Down Wednesdays — a podcast with Jeffery Tobias Halter and Amanda Hammett — a contemporary discussion on advocacy, inclusion and your role in driving change. Join them with your favorite wind-down beverage of choice. Your podcast hosts have created a brave and welcoming space for much-needed DEI…
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