What does it mean to be an ally to women?

For the first of our new LinkedIn Live Spotlight Series, Joy Burnford was joined by our allyship specialist, Robert Baker, to explore what it means to be an ally to women. This LinkedIn Live was broadcast on Ally Inclusion Day - a day created to bring inclusion and allyship to the top of everyone’s agenda.

Joy and Robert discuss why allyship is so important in the workplace, what makes a good ally, the Gender Allies Matrix™ and the SPACES™ framework from Joy’s book ‘Don’t Fix Women’ and what you can do today if you want to take action to be a better ally.

“The most foundational starting point as a man who wants to be an ally is to listen to women - what they are saying about their experiences and the challenges that they are facing - and then learn from that and work through how you can support them better. It’s all about action. Don’t just stay in learning mode, you’ve got to put what you learn into action to start moving forward.” Robert Baker, Allyship Specialist, Encompass Equality

How allyship can help you

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