The document discusses the importance of gender inclusion in the workplace, highlighting insights from various industry leaders about the negative impact of excluding diverse talent. Key issues such as parental leave, unconscious bias, and the gender pay gap are addressed, along with strategies to encourage men to actively participate in advocating for change. The initiative, referred to as "thanks token man," aims to raise awareness and challenge stereotypes related to gender roles in professional settings.

3. @yellif

4. Why is gender inclusion
important to you?

5. What’s the one question you
would like answered today?

9. Thanks

11. Token Man is an initiative to give
men a better understanding of
the challenges women face
when in the minority

12. So far we have interviewed
over 20 CEOs from the creative
industries

14. Inspiration
Education
What we have achieved
Real change

15. “The cost of excluding women and them not
succeeding in their careers is huge. If you add
up women, LGBT people, people of different
ethnic origins or different religions who can
feel excluded from the workplace, it’s a huge
pool of talent you’re missing out on.”
Micheal Brunt, CMO of The Economist

16. “The best work happens when very different
minds and disciplines come together. Creative
collisions are how new things happen. The
ferocious need for diverse and varied thinking
demands we have the same diversity in the
makeup of our companies.”
Nils Leonard, Ex CCO & Chairman of Grey London

17. “I want a world where little girls don’t have to
think about gender in the same way my
brother has never had to think about gender”
Hana Tanimura, Google

18. What are the key issues?

19. Parental Leave
Unconscious Bias
Gender Pay Gap
Men’s Resistance to Change
In-group vs Out-group

20. Dispelling the Myths

21. “But let’s not forget that women choose
to take 9 months maternity leave ”

22. “I am confident I always hire the best
person for the job and that’s what’s
important.”

23. “Men are the problem.”

24. “Diversity is top of our agenda”

25. It’s not a man’s issue

26. “If you feel awkward discussing gender
diversity, get over yourself, your
awkwardness is not really the issue! Lets help
other people feel empowered so we can get
to the day when women feel the system is
working for them.”
Steve Hatch, MD of Facebook UK

27. Key career moments
Recruitment Parenthood Leadership

28. What are the key issues?
Recruitment Parenthood Leadership

29. TRAITS A TRAITS B
confident
analytical
focused
resilient
dynamic
empathetic
vulnerable
generous
patient
humble

30. TRAITS A TRAITS B
confident
analytical
focused
resilient
dynamic
empathetic
vulnerable
generous
patient
humble
+
AB

31. Become a hacker
”

32. “A hacker is someone who seeks and
exploits weaknesses in a computer
system or computer network.”
Wikipedia

37. Hack
=
To cut or chop with repeated and
irregular blows
Wikipedia

38. “The hacker culture is a subculture of
individuals who enjoy the intellectual
challenge of creatively overcoming and
circumventing limitations of software
systems to achieve novel and clever
outcomes.”
Wikipedia

39. “The hacker culture is a subculture of
individuals who enjoy the intellectual
challenge of creatively overcoming and
circumventing limitations of software
systems to achieve novel and clever
outcomes.”
Wikipedia

40. “Hacking is playful cleverness.”
Evan Roth
Artist

42. Life Hacking
Culture Hacking
Flow Hacking
Social Hacking
Growth Hacking

43. Culture Hacking

48. Hacking = A State Mind

49. Naturally curious
Motivated by making things better
Enjoy taking calculated risks
Do not fear vulnerability
Makers, teachers and thieves

52. “Term time” contract

53. “We saw that there was a clear difference in the
percentage of men vs. percentage of women who
would nominate themselves for promotion.
Ahead of promotion cycles, managers and
leadership sending the top female talent a note just
congratulating them on doing amazing work. ..
reminding them that their contributions were
hugely appreciated, has shifted that balance.”
Ronan Harris, MD at Google (UK & Ireland)

54. YOUR TURN

55. Key career moments
Recruitment/
Promotion
Parenthood Leadership

56. Commit to doing one thing before end of
September that makes a tangible difference
Take the Harvard Implicit Association Test
3 things
Recruit at least one man to the cause

59. “Men who serve as champions or
advocates are powerful agents for
change in the workplace. As the
dominant group, they are in a prime
position to influence cultural and
organisational change.”
Allyson Zimmerman, Catalyst Europe

61. FATHERS IN THE WORKPLACE
7th November 2017
Search “fathers in the workplace eventbrite”

63. QUESTIONS
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