Allyship

What is an Ally?

An ally is someone who is not a member of an underrepresented group but who takes action to support that group to help make their workplace more diverse and inclusive for all.

Being an ally is an ongoing process — and it involves self-education as well as thoughtful, effective action. It is a lifelong active process of learning about the experiences of marginalised individuals and/or groups. It is about building relationships with these groups of people and using your privilege to amplify their voices.

For workplaces to become truly inclusive it is up to people who hold positions of privilege to be active allies and to take responsibility for making changes that will help others be successful.

Allies at all levels can take action with simple, everyday efforts that make a real difference and in this series, we highlight some things that you can do to be an ally and to support your colleagues from underrepresented groups.

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