Practicing Thoughtful Allyship

Everyone deserves to feel welcome, supported, and valued at work. Unfortunately, that can be challenging when you’re the only person in the office who looks a certain way, believes in a certain thing, or identifies as a certain gender. Building a company culture that celebrates all employees starts with a gesture as simple as reaching out; by connecting with people who look or are different from you, you can learn about their struggles and help make your workplace environment fairer and welcoming. That form of outreach, effort, and empowerment is called allyship.

This course will explore best practices and strategies that actively promotes and aspires to advance the culture of inclusion through intentional, positive and conscious efforts that benefit people as a whole.

What Participants Will Learn

• Review key terminology around privilege, marginalization and oppression
• Recognize that being an ally is an action, not an identity
• Cultivate an environment where coworkers feel welcome, respected, and supported
• Acknowledge the importance of speaking up and advocating for others
• Explore tips and techniques on preventing and addressing marginalization in the workplace