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  Allies for Gender Equity

  Turns Out, Equity Has Range

  The questions sound new, but the struggle isn’t. “Do I belong here?”“Can I show up as myself?”“I don’t see people like me in leadership. Am I even welcome?” We’ve heard these questions before. For years, they came from women trying to find their footing in workplaces built for someone else. Women who learned that confidence […]

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  Diversity and Inclusion

  Equal Pay Day(s): Because One Just Isn’t Enough

  Ever notice how Equal Pay Day shows up on the calendar more than once? In the U.S., Equal Pay Day 2025 was marked on March 25, the day when women, on average, finally “caught up” to what men earned in 2024. But that’s just the average. Mothers had to wait until May 6, Black women […]

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  Drew Harvill, Scheller College of Business, Shares His Inclusive Leadership Takeaways

  At Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business, Drew Harvill is both an MBA student and Senior Academic Program Manager for the school’s evening MBA program. This gave him a unique perspective on Forté’s Inclusive Leadership: Allies for Gender Equity program.

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  What Does It Mean to Be an Ally?

  The first step to becoming an ally is understanding what allyship is and what it looks like.

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  Allies Make Mistakes. This Is How to Recover from Them.

  Even if a gender equity ally has the best intentions, sometimes they will say or do the wrong thing. Mistakes are a part of every allyship journey. It’s what you do after the mistake that matters.

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  Allies for Gender Equity

  Forté Connected Nick Vachon, Co-President of MIT Sloan Male Allies, With Like-Minded Leaders

  At the 2021 Forté MBA Leadership Summit, Nick Vachon, Co-President, MIT Sloan Male Allies, shared strategies and best practices with male ally program leaders from other business schools.

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