From the course: Becoming a Male Ally at Work
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Pass the mic
- One proactive way to ensure women's voice are being heard is to adopt a strategy called pass the mic. It's just about as straightforward as it sounds. It's about using your privilege and power to share the floor with others whose voices are less heard. If you notice women are being interrupted or left out of conversation, you might ask explicitly for your colleague's input, like this. Claudia and Jane, we haven't heard from you on this. What do you two think? You might even reinforce your colleague's specific perspective or credibility so as to cue others to pay attention too. What do you think, Bridget? I know you've worked closely with this client in the past. Or you might say, Dr. Sanchez, I know your research focused explicitly on this phenomenon. Do you know want to weigh in here? If inviting your colleagues into the conversation directly feels a tad more assertive than you're comfortable with, you might instead consider setting up a kind of premeditated alley-oop. Prior to a…
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