Making change as an Ally
summary
Concrete steps and measurable practices matter: offer inclusivity sponsorships (tickets, travel, lodging); anonymize CFPs to reduce selection bias; publish and amplify who actually did the work in releases, blogs and Twitter; swap gendered words like “guys” and ditch casual medical terms; deliberately assign high‑value tasks to underrepresented teammates; practice listening, intervening and checking decisions for affinity bias and the halo effect so change actually happens rather than being just talked about.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Start
- 12:05But how can we change that?
- 12:23Ally is a verb
- 13:20Language
- 17:50Unconscious Bias
- 19:55Backup any decisions with evidence
- 20:57Amplify
- 22:20Share recognition inside of your workplace
- 23:31Events
- 26:59Network
- 27:55Assigning work
- 28:09Distributing work
- 28:43Be Open and Listen
- 29:26Intervene
- 30:07You will make mistakes!
- 30:47Create an Inclusive environment
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