Unaware there is an issue

Privilege

Pay gap

Interrupting women in meetings

Learn more about the challenges women face 

• As a man you are less likely to have to worry about safety or whether people will get the wrong idea based on your outfit

• Women make 74% of what men make for the same work. And they pay more for many of the same products such as razors and dry cleaning called the 'pink tax'

• Ben Barres, a transgender man previously known as Barbara Barres, says he gets questioned less and isn't interrupted as much.

• Certain groups have privileges that give them a head start over others. A great video on privilege.

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Convince other men to care

Create an inclusive environment

Start here

• Invite women to tech meetups, introduce them to people

• Be more aware of cutting off women when they speak. If you do, stop and ask them to continue.

• Refer to women as women, not girls.

• Look beyond your usual hiring pools - privilege and other factors may be excluding great talent from those networks
   

Fear of being the lone advocate

Loss of status

Loss of privilege

Discomfort

Be more inclusive

• Start a inclusive social clubs such as: board games, cycling, financial investing, movies, books

• Create project teams that include diverse perspectives

• Find special occasions to to bring cliques together

• Find other male allies through one-on-one conversations so you don’t feel alone

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