The Added Challenge for Small Companies & Departments

Whether your company or department has 15 people or 150, if you did not start your business with a gender-balanced team, achieving gender parity can feel like an insurmountable challenge. I’m here to tell you it is not.

career management, equality in the workplace, gender parity, male ally, women at work, women in the workplaceMichelle BoganApril 1, 2019EQUITY FOR WOMENwomen career growth, small business, start-up, career path

4 Simple Ways for Men to Set Women Up for Success

One of the most important things men can do to improve gender equity at work is to help break down the men vs women silo-ing into everyone being seen and treated as individual people. I’m focusing on men here because most senior level positions are held by men, so it is even more important that men set the example.

equality in the workplace, gender parity, male allyMichelle BoganJanuary 31, 2019gender equality, women in the workplace, male ally, diversity in the workplace

Men Being Great Partners to Women

Jefferies Financial Group CEO Rich Handler and President Brian Friedman wrote an open letter to their staff stating “We cannot control the markets but we can control how we act and behave... we choose fairness, integrity, transparency, inclusion, openness, meritocracy, and equal opportunity for all.” It is beautifully written and in direct response to a recent Bloomberg article in which 30 Wall Street executives describe how they “avoid women at all costs” as a result of the #MeToo movement.

male ally, equality in the workplace, diversity and inclusionMichelle BoganDecember 18, 2018leadership, gender equality, women in the workplace, women at work

How to Motivate Leaders to Champion Gender Equity

Last week I had the privilege of participating in the inaugural New York Times New Rules Summit. Two hundred leaders across industries came together to identify how to create inclusive, equitable workplaces that empower women. One of the key topics that came up over and over was how to motivate male leaders to drive gender equity in a transformative and impactful way.

equality in the workplace, diversity and inclusion, gender parity, inequity in the workplace, male ally, women at work, women in the workplaceMichelle BoganOctober 2, 2018diversity and inclusion, diversity in the workplace, gender inequality in the workplace, women in the workplace, women equality

Men: Be The Hero

Being pro-women is not anti-men. We want - and need - men to work with us as partners to redefine how the workplace should work for everyone’s benefit.

gender parity, male ally, women's programs, diversity and inclusion, women in the workplaceMichelle BoganSeptember 18, 2018mentor, sponsor, gender equality, gender inequality in the workplace

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