Got yourself an all-white panel? Just click on rentaminority.com
The website "Rentaminority.com" satirizes the superficial attitude to diversity by offering to "rent" minorities for events. It drew unexpected attention, emphasizing the need of true diversity initiatives. The paper emphasizes the significance of openly and substantively addressing diversity concerns, moving beyond tokenism.
Photoquote "Women’s visibility in academic seminars: Women ask fewer questions than men"
The graph shows the percentage of questions asked by women during seminars. They concluded that when a man asked the first question, women asked fewer questions compared to when a woman asked the first question.
Advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion
The Lancet Group is committed to avoiding all-male panels (manels). Their editors will not participate on panels when there are no women. They aim for a minimum of 50% female speakers at their events and emphasize the importance of women as panelists, not simply moderators or chairs.
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A post where Andre Picard states that he no longer wants to partake in manels, all male panels.
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A post where Shailja emphasizes the importance of recognizing and empowering women. It encourages reading, citing, and crediting women's work, teaching and publishing women's contributions, acknowledging and awarding women's achievements, promoting and supporting women in various fields, listening to and believing women's voices, and ensuring equal pay for women.
9 out of 10 people are biased against women: global study
According to a global research conducted by the United Nations Development Programme, approximately 90% of individuals have prejudices against women, which affects politics and corporate leadership. Surprisingly, roughly one-third of respondents support violence against women. Gender equality progress has stagnated, necessitating more effective strategies to counteract these ingrained prejudices.
3 Things Men Must Stop Doing to Decrease Unconscious Gender Bias in the Healthcare Workplace
The Cupcake Conundrum (expect women and men to play different roles), the Bias Backcheck (don't ask woman colleague what you would not ask a male colleague), and a Doctor is a Doctor is a Doctor ( introduce women with their title) are three things men can stop doing to reduce unconscioud gender bias in the workplace.
Mansplaining, explained in one simple chart
A map of questions to ask oneself to identify whether or not one is mansplaining.
RADICAL FEMINISM: A GIFT TO MEN
The author describes how embracing radical feminism changed their life, suggesting that males accept a feminist criticism of patriarchy, particularly regarding sexual exploitation, in order to live a more purposeful and joyous living beyond traditional masculinity.
Gender Equity Is Not Zero Sum
Zero-sum thinkers never consider mutually beneficial outcomes: they either win or they lose. Men should be more implicated in the gender eqity talk. However, they think that they would need to sacrifice their stature for women to thrive.
We need to stop "untitling" and "uncredentialing" professional women
The article covers "untitling," a gender prejudice in which women with professional titles are frequently referred to by their first names, whilst males are given titles. It defines "uncredentialing" and provides techniques for combating these prejudices, focusing on leadership accountability and courteous correction.
Men as Allies
Men have an important role in ensuring that women are represented and supported in positions of leadership. The report identifies impediments such as impostor syndrome and networking difficulties, and proposes that males encourage diversity and challenge preconceptions about collective action.
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Women health leaders tend to lead from who they are and where they are rather than the position they happen to occupy.
Barriers & Bias: The Status of Women in Leadership
"Barrier & Bias," an AAUW study, investigates gender gaps in STEM areas. It identifies prejudices and cultural barriers, as well as ideas for advancing gender parity in scientific, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers.
Infographic "Picture a Leader. Is She a Woman?"
The image shows a child's sketch of a man leader dressed professionally.
Men: The Missing Piece Of The Gender Balance Jigsaw
Joy Burnford's article highlights the significance of incorporating males in the gender balance movement in the workplace. It highlights the need of male allies, role models, and sponsorship in achieving gender balance for the benefit of both enterprises and society.
Listen up, men: We must shun our sexist friends
Matthew Rozsa's article underlines the significance of challenging and combating sexist attitudes among friends. It encourages men to be active supporters in the fight against sexism and emphasizes the need of empathy and accountability in this effort.