This document provides tips for being a better ally. It suggests that diverse teams are more productive, and that allies need to listen and advocate for underrepresented groups. It discusses the importance of amplifying marginalized voices and using inclusive language. It also notes statistics about interruptions faced by female Supreme Court justices. The overall message is that being a good ally involves turning toward and including others rather than excluding them.

1. Being a better ally
Chris Reynolds@jazzs3quence

2. I’m a white
dude

4. Being a better ally
is not a choice
PRIVILEGE
http://www.robot-hugs.com/privilege-clean-2/

5. Being a better ally
OpenWest

6. Speakers
Gender Ethnicity
Being a better ally
OpenWest
% Male % White

7. DIVERSE TEAMS
are more productive
“If you have 14 identical people in a writer’s room
you’re going to get 14 identical jokes off that headline”
— Jenny Hagel, Late Night With Seth Meyers

8. Being a better ally
need to be
part of the
WE
SOLUTION

9. Image: Ashe Dryden, Alterconf
ALTERCONF

10. BADGES

12. Being a better ally
LISTEN

13. Being a better ally
Piglet sidled up to
Pooh from
behind. ‘Pooh!’ he
whispered. ‘Yes,
Piglet?’ ‘Nothing,’
said Piglet, taking
Pooh’s paw. ‘I
just wanted to be
sure of you.’
— A.A. Milne

14. Being a better ally
Turn towards
instead of
away
Bids: Request for acknowledgement
Turning toward: Accepting the bid
Turning away: Rejecting the bid
Successful couples turn toward each other 86% of the time
Divorced couples turn toward each other 33% of the time
https://www.gottman.com/blog/turn-toward-instead-of-away/

15. Being a better ally
Turn towards
instead of
away
https://www.mindfulnessmuse.com/interpersonal-relationships/
turning-toward-vs-turning-away
Take turns
Don’t give unsolicited advice
Communicate your understanding
Take your partner’s side
✓
✗
✓
✓

16. ADVOCATE
Image: Asa Mathat for PopTech — CC-BY-SA
https://medium.com/the-web-we-make/the-
year-i-didnt-retweet-men-79403a7eade1
AMPLIFY &

17. Being a better ally
WOULD IT
PLEASETHE COURT?

18. Being a better ally
WOULD IT PLEASE THE COURT?
Female supreme court justices were interrupted 3x more than male justices
Female supreme court justices made interruptions 4% of the time

19. Being a better ally
cool story, bro

20. Being a better ally
“They’re the expert.”

21. Being a better ally
LANGUAGE

22. Being a better ally
We are all
humans

23. https://rcstyleguide.com/
“The tools,
techniques, and
terminology you
need to write
inclusively.”

24. Being a better ally
BUILD
a longer table
NOT
a taller fence

25. Chris Reynolds
@jazzs3quence
me@chrisreynolds.io
http://s3q.us/ally/
THANK YOU.