Political allies have joined forces throughout history to defeat common enemies and liberate people. Why? Because we recognize that we are better together. Allies are likewise necessary to the workplace as we work together to support people who are underrepresented so that everyone has equal opportunities. If you want to be a male ally but you aren’t sure how to get started, these are some ways you can start making impact today.

Read books to learn more about how to break the bias. At the Parity Podcast, we continuously read books to better understand gender bias and discover new ways to break the bias. If we open up our minds to the possibility of unconscious bias and then look for bias in our own lives, we can start disrupting the bias by changing our behavior.

We all have unconscious bias resulting from how and where we were raised, books and tv that we viewed growing up, and other experiences that affected us. The impact on women swimming against this tide of gender is challenging, and for Black and other women of color, even more profound. Learn 22 ways to break the bias in 2022 and beyond for International Women’s Day.

Tracy J. Edmonds is an expert on how authenticity - when we understand it and us it - can disrupt workplace bias as we work to accelerate gender equality. Tracy is the author of Wild Hair: A Courageous Woman’s Guide to a Bold and Authentic Career where she guides us on how to discover our own authenticity and the power of vulnerability.

Guest Author, Dr. Nithila Peter, curated a list of films and books to help viewers expand their emotional intelligence and resist the very real pressure to conform to workplace cultures. When women conform, we all lose. Learn more about how to stay true to yourself so that you and your organization grow by reflecting on the films and books curated by Dr. Peter.

Leadership experts, Zenger and Folkman, developed an excellent list of 19 core competencies for leaders, and the good news is that they found women outperform men in many of these competencies including drives for results, bold leadership, inspires and motivates, takes initiative, and more. Learn more about these critical leadership competencies.

We need to change social conversations at work so that everyone can participate. Workplace banter is important for success. It helps us build connections and grow our internal networks setting us up for advancement. Read more for suggested, gender-neutral conversation starters.

We all have unconscious bias shaped by our lived experiences. We cannot completely eliminate unconscious bias but we can reduce the opportunity for bias to impact decisions. Read more to learn 4 significant unconscious biases that women face in the workplace.

Women have had the right to vote for 100 years, but most experts believe that we will not achieve workplace parity for another 100 years! 100 years is a long time to wait for equality. We created our signature Parity Prescription to accelerate this timeline and help us make meaningful change together.