Be the Ally You Think You Are

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Argues six concrete strategies: push for process (formalize decisions, rotate and document roles, create cross-level hiring and review committees), stop calling people talented (credit deliberate practice), replace empty civility with accountability and restorative fairness, assume you are biased before blaming others, and spend your social capital to intervene. Cites studies showing identical posts read as male rate higher and that formalized processes raise minority representation, and gives workplace actions that are low-cost and measurable.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 0:30WORK IS REALLY IMPORTANT
3. 5:41Good health is not equally distributed. Socio-economic status, race and ethnicity affect health status and are associated with substantial disparities in health outcomes across the lifespan.
4. 7:08PUSH FOR PROCESS
5. 10:06jo freeman's principles for a HEALTHY FORMAL STRUCTURE
6. 10:24inclusivity is impossible WITHOUT CHANGING POWER
7. 12:54Higher levels of formalization were associated with higher levels of (a) distributive, (b) procedural, and (c) interactional fairness perceptions. - Tools for fairness: Increased structure in the selection process reduces discrimination
8. 13:23stop calling people talented
9. 15:113 + 4 SCREW CIVILITY FORGET FAIRNESS
10. 17:04WORK HARD & PEOPLE WON'T NOTICE
11. 18:30ENFORCE INCLUSION instead of civility
12. 19:09FORGET FAIRNESS!
13. 19:43FAIRNESS WITH CONTEXT AKA JUSTICE
14. 22:11try to change the situation before trying to change the person
15. 22:21test your EXPECTATIONS
16. 22:33lend out YOUR PRIVILEGE
17. 23:47DO IT ANYWAYS
18. 24:05TELL THE CEO
19. 24:43awesome people work for justice

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