Allyship at work: Take action!

Let's get a bit real.  Chances are if you are white in the workplace you  think you are an ally e.g. ~75% of white employees think they are  allies to women of colour.  But (BIG but)... when did you DO something  in support of someone with a marginalized identity?    Allies take action and this was a key point in this interview with Emily  Williams of Forward Ever Global. Emily is a DEI expert and coach to  women of colour so they might address microaggressions and other common  workplace challenges.     Acts of allyship might make you uncomfortable like when you call out  bias. Or maybe you name a microaggression in a high stakes setting. Or  maybe you reduce your own opportunity in favour of someone who  overlooked because of their identity.  These are the actions, however,  of a true ally.     There is so much overlooked talent because someone doesn't come in the  desired package.  True allies are going to help by giving that talent a  chance to be seen for their strength and perform. It's also the right  thing to do and HR can play a role through individual action and DEI  programs. Find Emily at [email protected] or https://forwardeverglobal.com/   Find Andrea on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-adams1/