Women, Law and Leadership is a Penn Law initiative profiling women's leadership in law and business, and developing indicators and policy imperatives to accelerate the goals of gender equality and diversity.
On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 12:00 pm, Thomson Reuters will hold a program featuring a discussion on the ‘first of its kind’, ground-breaking research collaboration between Thomson Reuters and University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law School.
Members of the research group will present their findings from a study conducted on the perceptions of men from Generation Z around gender equality and allyship. They will also share stories from the portrait narratives being produced on survey respondents. This session will also feature distinguished leaders who will provide their thoughts on the survey, what the results reveal about the future direction of inclusion in the workforce and how the next generation will shape the future of work.
Male allyship is critical in the evolution of gender equality programs in the workplace. Indeed, when men are included in gender equality programs, 96% of organizations see progress — compared to only 30% of organizations when men are not engaged, according to the Harvard Business Review.
Now, a first of its kind study examined how emerging male leaders in law and business, specifically law students, construct their idea of what it means to be an ally to women, especially women of color. In this randomized study done in collaboration with Penn Law students and Thomson Reuters, we analyze how these emerging leaders build allyship in ways that could alter the concept of leadership in the future.
In a white paper, "Allyship: Upstander v. Bystander", Rangita de Silva de Alwis examines the study and looks at a way to frame the various intersections of race, gender, and multiple identities in the context of allyship as a guide in addressing different forms of system and structural bias.
“I am honored to have motivated this important project.”
David Wilkins, Lester Kissel Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Global Initiatives on the Legal Profession at Harvard Law School
“This project could not come at a more crucial time. The world faces innumerable challenges calling out for positive legal change, and women everywhere are key to leading that change. The research produced through the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Women, Law and Leadership Initiative not only inspires but offers valuable insights and lessons as women lead the way forward toward a more just world.”
Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science; Director, Penn Program on Regulation
"I am pleased to participate in this important project on the study of leadership."
Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Roscoe Pound Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Former Minister of Strategic Affairs, Brazil
The University of Pennsylvania dedicates the report on the 20th Anniversary to Under Secretary General Phumzile Mlambo- Ngcuka in honor of her relentless advocacy on behalf of the WPS agenda, which she has called the "crowning achievement" of the global women's rights agenda.
We also dedicate our work to Amal Clooney, for her unparalleled human rights advocacy and for her critical support of UNSCR 2467 on conflict- related sexual violence. As she said then, this is indeed our "Nuremberg moment."
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