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How to work inclusion
96% of organisations saw inclusion progress
when equality not separated as a women's network or initiative,
instead where they involved men and women across the organisation.
Compared to 30% where men not engaged.
How Men Can Become Better Allies to Women
First step to being involved
Awareness inequality exists
Motivating towards advocacy
Fairness
Maintaining involvement
Sense of inclusion
and be aware of:
reluctance to be involved
men may experience a backlash from other men
being uncomfortable
cultural norms also 'polices mens behaviour'
'Male Champion'
Does the name draw men in?
Or create a division?
“Really dude? We have to call you a champion just to get you to be fair, respectful, and inclusive?”
'pedestal' titles can motivate, and yet imbalance
the level playing field you're seeking to create
How men can be better allies
Listen
Listen first.
Respect
Know that conferences on gender topics may involve the sharing of experiences of exclusion, marginalisation, and discrimination. Recognise these are an important step to gain greater understanding, in order to bring about solutions. Listen.
No mansplaining, please
At gender conferences or forums, step back from any form of speaking for women (including impromptu leading of a round table discussion), or mansplaining how women should approach gender equity efforts. Ask.
Be comfortable being uncomfortable
Learning about the professional challenges of women may produce feelings of shame or blame. One solution is acceptance, of the culture we all grew up in, and our part in moving it forward without blame.
Share your social capital
Share your influence, networks, information, knowledge, and organisational resources.
Ask, how you can best support equality in your organisation or wider network.
Be a public ally
Treating people equally in your actions and behaviours is great, and more impactful is to be a public ally, even when this may require you to upset the status quo.
How Men Can Become Better Allies to Women
W. Brad JohnsonDavid G. Smith. HBR
Succinct, fastest route to awareness
Shelley Carrell, Professor of Sociology, Stanford University
In 19 mins hear,
6+ studies,
what bias is,
how it plays out at work,
and 6 solutions.
Succinct, fast route to awareness.
'Bias' does it sound as if we're saying 'sexist' or racist'? It's not.
In social psychology 'bias' = an error in decision making, through our minds natural shortcut thinking.
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