It’s a tricky thing to define what it is to be an ally. There are many different approaches and ways to go about it but perhaps the single most important thing to remember is, it’s about action. Thinking about doing something is of no use to anyone. The support, the change, the difference is made when you actually do it. Ask questions when you think you’ve heard something that isn’t acceptable, object if someone is behaving in a discriminatory way.
Read MoreWhat happens when you don’t feel like you belong at your place of work? When you feel like the outsider? When you don’t get invited out? When you are not invited to those meetings? When you don’t get a promotion? You code-switch! For me, and countless others, code-switching is an everyday, every hour, every minute activity, where I twist and contort myself into an extension of me that puts other people at ease.
Read MoreWhether you have employees in the US or not, the US transition of power matters. Our “What You Need to Know about US Election Violence” pack is an action-based resource for HR Professionals, Managers, and Senior Leaders.
Read MoreAt our open ‘How to be an Ally’ event the focus was very much on how to take steps towards becoming an ally. While self education is essential, so is action. Caroline Marsh discusses how to use questions to call out bias and discrimination.
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