Why start a male ally group?
- Create better leaders
- Invite men to pay attention
- Enable greater impact
- Highlight and frame gender issues
- Support better decision-making
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 Get Real.
Forté Men as Allies Initiative
Gender Equity is Everyone's Business
The conversation on gender equity involves everyone. Change cannot happen if it is only women talking to women about women. Men need to be part of the conversation.
Men who champion gender equity—male allies—help 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 Men as Allies Initiative provides inspiration and instruction to men engaging in the gender equity conversation.
Our Resources
Campus
Next Generation Allies
Using the wisdom of established MBA male ally and women in business groups, this toolkit is a roadmap for starting a male ally group on campus.
Corporate
The What & Why
The tools to help you understand what it means to be a male ally at work, why companies start male ally groups, and how they do it.
Corporate Program
The How
Materials, resources, and support to structure your Men as Allies community.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
- Get informed: Review the research
Explore research on the business case for gender equality and the need for men’s involvement. - Get inspired: Meet men making a difference
Learn from male allies on business school campuses and across industries as they support women’s career goals and encourage their ambitions. - Get clear: Understand gender supportive behaviors
Understand, identify, and incorporate gender supportive behaviors on the job and elsewhere. - Get involved: Join the conversation
Leverage our exclusively-designed MBA allyship curriculum, as well as provocative articles and videos to spark gender discussions. - Get started:
Request our MBA Toolkit to launch—or grow—a Male Ally group in business school.
Request our Corporate Toolkit to help you understand what it means to be a male ally at work and how you and your company can create a successful Male Allies program.