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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 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 MoreGender Equity – 3 Strategies Your Company Can Implement Today
3 strategies to increase women in leadership in 2021 Recently, I was part of a Women in Leadership Strategy Session. The goal of the program was to outline 3 strategies companies can implement NOW to increase women in leadership in 2021. The strategy session has hosted by Collabera and featured a panel of strategists include…
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 MoreWhat Happens to Workplace Inequities During a Pandemic?
Keeping Women Visible During COVID-19 How do we maintain gender equity gains? It’s almost month four of the pandemic. We’ve gone from treading water as we faced the new realities to adjusting our view to a longer-term outlook for working from home and navigating virtual organizations and processes in the new normal. As we entered…
Read MoreLeading With Empathy
To lead your teams through uncertain times we need to EVOLVE. As we continue to navigate the challenges presented by COVID-19, we know that work and the nature of work will never be the same. We are currently going through a period of change in the way we work, live and interact with one another.…
Read MoreThree Tips To Engage And Retain Millennial Women…and Men
Millennials are now the largest percentage of your workforce. In fact, in 2020, the oldest millennials are now turning 40. These are no longer “kids,” but the people sitting at the doorstep of Middle Management and Senior Leadership. Is your company ready to retain and advance millennials? The 2019 McKinsey & Company Women in the…
Read More#IWD2020: What’s Next in the Fight for Gender Equality at Work?
Driving Workplace Equality: Awareness, Accountability and Advocacy I believe there are three As to address the question of “what’s next” in 2020 to bring about equality in the workplace: Awareness Accountability Advocacy International Women’s Day is this Sunday, March 8, 2020, and the theme is #EachForEqual. The focus this year is on: Let’s be candid.…
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