Why Start an Allies for Gender Equity Group?
- Develop better leaders
- Make gender equity an organizational priority
- Accelerate your organization’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts
- Understand how to take action in support of gender equity
- Inspire others to get involved
Allies for Gender Equity Articles
Learn more about what it means to be an ally on the Forté Business 360° blog.
A business with 30% female leaders could add up to 6 percentage points to its net profit margin.-Peterson Institute for International Economics and EY
Besides sheer profitability, [employing female leaders] makes businesses a good place to be...What we hope is that men and women will go to business schools and see women, and that will be something that seems normal.
Let’s Work Together.
Forté Allies for Gender Equity
Gender Equity Is Everyone's Business
Today, women are underrepresented at every level of business leadership. To achieve gender equity, we need everyone — including male allies — to understand why it matters and how to get involved.
In 2016, Forté launched a Men as Allies initiative to involve men in gender equity conversations from which they had traditionally been excluded. In 2021, we renamed the program Forté Allies for Gender Equity to underscore that everyone can play a role in working toward gender equity.
What does it mean to be an ally for gender equity? Allies actively support gender equity at work and in life. They recognize the challenges and biases that women continue to face, and take intentional steps to build an environment where everyone has opportunities to succeed and advance.
Allyship helps businesses win bigger. You are likely aware of the business case for gender diversity: greater profitability, greater creativity and innovation, less risk — and with each new research study the list of benefits lengthens. From the MBA campus to the corporate arena, Forté’s Allies for Gender Equity provides inspiration and instruction to everyone engaging in the gender equity conversation.
Professionals
Become an Ally
During four two-and-a-half hour sessions and a pre-conference keynote (October 12-26), gain the knowledge and tools to take effective action on gender equity.
Campus
Next Generation Allies
This toolkit, based on the experiences of established MBA allyship groups, offers a road map for starting an allyship group on campus.
Corporate
What, Why, & How
Understand what it means to be an ally for gender equity at work, why companies start allyship groups, and how they do it.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
- Get inspired. Meet allies who are making a difference
Learn from allies on business school campuses and across industries as they support women’s career goals and encourage their ambitions. - Explore how allies support gender equity
Learn how allies behave so that you can support gender equity on the job and elsewhere. - Start a conversation
Share insightful articles and videos to spark gender discussions at work, on campus, and in life. - Ready to get started?
Request our MBA Toolkit to launch — or grow — an Allies for Gender Equity group in business school.
Order our Corporate Toolkit to explore what it means to be an ally for gender equity and how you and your company can create a successful allyship program.