What Majority Men Really Think About DE&I

Belonging Benefits Everyone: Why Male Allyship Is the Key to Workplace Transformation Coqual’s report, “The Majority Rules: How Majority Men Can Create Inclusive Workplaces,” demonstrates that straight, white men in leadership roles have a unique and powerful opportunity to drive these changes. Inclusion isn’t a lofty ideal—it’s a business necessity. Workplaces that foster a culture…

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The Future of DEI & Male Allyship

Closing out 2024 and Looking Ahead to 2025 2024 proved to be another challenging year for advancing women’s leadership and fostering allyship. Amid ongoing attacks on DEI initiatives, McKinsey & Company + Lean In’s latest data painted a clear yet frustrating picture: progress toward workplace equity for women remains at a crawl. As I reflect…

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AI, Culture and the Future of Work

Can GenAI help us become better communicators with one another? Image: Pexels/Anna Shvets

Leveraging AI to find and eliminate microaggressions and bias In an era of rapid technological advancement, artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to reshape the workplace. With all the hype around AI, I want to understand how we leverage this powerful tool to create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. In this second part of our series…

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The Realities (and Myths) Hindering Women in the Workplace

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The Four Things You Need to Know – Flexibility, Attitudes, the Broken Rung, and Microaggressions Every year, I anticipate reports like the McKinsey & Company and Lean In.org Women in the Workplace Report with a mixture of hopefulness and deep frustration . Frankly, it always seems to be a “good news, bad news” scenario with every step forward…

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The 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…

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When Tops Where: Why Inflexible Organizations Risk Losing Women

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More women are leaving jobs due to lack of flexibility, not location A new report from Deloitte reveals that inflexible work hours are driving more women to leave their jobs than office location policies. Inflexible organizations risk losing talented women The 2023 Women @ Work: A Global Outlook report surveyed nearly 11,000 professional women across…

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Why Every Ally Needs to See “Barbie”

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What men (and women!) can learn from “Barbie” Yesterday, CNN reported that “Barbie” topped “The Dark Knight” to become Warner Bros.’ biggest movie ever at the American box office. Barbie exceeded the $1.2 billion mark globally, and Greta Gerwig, Barbie’s director, now bears the title of the highest-grossing woman movie director in history. Combine this…

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