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.
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.
Run a Gender Equality Training Session
Gender equality training is essential to shifting perspectives – with gender stereotypes being an ingrained part of our society, many people need support in understanding what forms inequality or discrimination may take in modern-day society and therefore how to proactively respond to it.
We often mention training sessions and we have included training sessions multiple times in our “How to be an Ally” Series. We have now put together a list of training sessions that we have come across and/or our readers have used (we have not personally used all of these so we are unable to formally recommend them).
You can check out our list of training providers and training sessions here.
Read the full “How to be an Ally” series for ideas and inspiration here.
