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For the past few years, I’ve traveled the globe talking with male executives about how to close the gender gap. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, men who never considered sexism to be “their” issue were suddenly eager to become male allies, to help solve the problem.
As businesses grapple with the institutional racism built in to so many of our structures, history gives us some clues – and some warnings about what we may get wrong, yet again.
Consider what’s happened in the wake of the #MeToo movement. It’s been almost three years since it became a global rallying cry, sparked by revelations about Harvey Weinstein and others. It broadened attention not just on sexual assault, but on the everyday indignities that women face: being marginalized, overlooked, and underpaid. There were plenty of firings then too, and plenty of talk from executives and politicians. But actual impact? Not so much.
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