Advocacy
Cultivating Active Male Allyship
The One Thing You Need to do to Advance Women in Your Organization. The 2021 LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company Women in the Workplace study was recently released. The one thing leaders, BRGs and allies need to do is read it, internalize it and take action. It contains more than 50 pages of facts, data and actions designed…
Read MoreAn Invitation to Other Fathers to Be Advocates For Equality
Dads, it’s time to listen. An Invitation to Other Fathers to Be Advocates For Equality This Sunday is Father’s Day. I’m inviting dads to join me in listening. Yes, you read that correctly. Listening. The past year shed a spotlight on challenges and inequities that are prevalent in the world around us. Last June in the…
Read MoreMother’s Day 2021: How Can We Celebrate Differently?
This Mother’s Day commit to becoming an advocate Mother’s Day in the United States was established in the early 19th century as an annual holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, the day is a widely observed national holiday to “recognize and appreciate mothers’ roles in our lives. Often this…
Read MoreMen Choosing to Challenge Gender Inequality
The Power Shift Podcast Recently, Jeffery Tobias Halter sat down for an interview with Dr. Sharon Melnick for her Power Shift podcast to talk about men choosing to challenge gender inequality in the workplace. The Power Shift podcast is all about redefining the idea of “power” and how we use it for good, not with the traditional…
Read MoreGender Equity, Gender Pay Gap, and Corporate America
Gender Equity, Gender Pay Gap, and Corporate America YWomen, President, Jeffery Tobias Halter was a guest on the Breaking Glass podcast with host/interviewer Sabrina Merage Naim and producer Kassia Binkowski (@breakingglasspod #BreakingGlass) to talk about gender equity and the need for gender advocates. Breaking Glass is a new narrative for women around the world. It…
Read MoreMy Goal for Women’s History Month – Create More Gender Advocates
What’s Hindering Your Women’s Leadership Initiative? Are you getting stuck in your efforts to advance women in your organization? You are not alone! What if you could: Engage more men (and women) as advocates for gender equality? Increase the impact/value of your BRG? Effectively link your BRG’s strategic objectives to your company’s objectives? Hold people…
Read More10 Actions to Support Women of Color
It’s Time for Advocates to Step Up Dr. Bernice A. King stated in this thought-provoking interview with Caroline Fairchild, “I believe corporate America can be the people who save the soul of America.” As a corporate gender strategist, I believe corporate America can play an instrumental role in supporting and advancing all under-represented groups. In fact, it must.…
Read More10 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…
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