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Portraits in Allyship

Male allyship is critical in the evolution of gender equality programs in the workplace. Indeed, when men are included in gender equality programs, 96% of organizations see progress — compared to only 30% of organizations when men are not engaged, according to the Harvard Business Review.

Allyship Studies and Responses

The Make Allies Podcast, Episode 1

Listen to the inaugural episode of “The Make Allies Podcast” with Fumnanya I. Ekhator. 

A New Study Looks at Perspectives of Male Law Students on Shaping Future Inclusive Workplaces

Women’s Leadership, created by Thomson Reuters Legal and the Legal Executive Institute to address structural barriers and creating cultural change needed at the organizational level for women to succeed and advance in the legal industry.

First Collaborative Report with Thomson on Allyship Released

Male allyship is critical in the evolution of gender equality programs in the workplace. Indeed, when men are included in gender equality programs, 96% of organizations see progress — compared to only 30% of organizations when men are not engaged, according to the Harvard Business Review.

“Men—I would like to take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation. Gender equality is your issue too.” - Emma Watson
Our groundbreaking research on male allies is a call to action for male ally leaders to advance women’s leadership.

Male Allies

Joshua Bixby

CEO of Fastly.com
 

Steve Crown


Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Human Rights, Microsoft  

Miguel de Serpa Soares


Under Secretary General and Chief Legal Counsel of the United Nations; hosts to the class on International Women’s Human Rights, 2019 and 2020  

Suneel Gupta

Founder of RISE, Author of Backable
 

David Hornik


“I think that anything we can do to give women a seat at the table and a voice in the conversation will profoundly benefit everyone.”  

René Lacerte

Fintech Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Bill.com
 

Blake Lawit

Senior Vice President and General Counsel, LinkedIn
 

Dr. Suku Nagendran

Board Member, Solid BioSciences; former Chief Medical Officer & Senior Vice President of AveXis, Inc.
Board Member, Solid BioSciences; former Chief Medical Officer & Senior Vice President of AveXis, Inc.  

Vasant (Vas) Narasimhan

M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Novartis
 

Sanjay Sarma

Vice President, Open Learning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 

Timothy Wilkins


Global Partner for Client Sustainability  

Christopher Yoo

John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication, and Computer & Information Science; Director, Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition
 

Mitchell Zuklie

Chairman, Orrick
“Gender diversity in business is directly linked to increased creativity, collective intelligence and financial performance. … It’s no surprise then that many of our country’s most innovative companies are instituting new policies to invest in women leaders.”