3 ways to be a better ally in the workplace | Melinda Epler

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: maor madmon ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:12
In 2013, I was an executive at an international engineering firm
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ื‘ืฉื ืช 2013 ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื ื”ืœืช ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช ืฉืขื•ืกืงืช ื‘ื”ื ื“ืกื”
00:16
in San Francisco.
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ื‘ืกืŸ ืคืจื ืกื™ืกืงื•.
00:18
It was my dream job.
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
00:19
A culmination of all the skills that I've acquired over the years:
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ืฉื™ืœื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ืฉืจื›ืฉืชื™ ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ืฉื ื™ื:
00:23
storytelling, social impact, behavior change.
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ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื, ื”ืฉืคืขื” ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช, ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืชื™.
00:26
I was the head of marketing and culture
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ื ื™ื”ืœืชื™ ืืช ืื’ืฃ ืฉื™ื•ื•ืง ื•ืชืจื‘ื•ืช
00:28
and I worked with the nation's largest health care systems,
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ื•ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ืขื ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื”,
00:31
using technology and culture change
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ืชื•ืš ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื•ื‘ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™
00:33
to radically reduce their energy and water use
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคื—ื™ืช ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ืช ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ืžื™ื ื•ื‘ืื ืจื’ื™ื”
00:36
and to improve their social impact.
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ื•ืœืฉืคืจ ืืช ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื” ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
00:38
I was creating real change in the world.
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ื™ืฆืจืชื™ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืืžื™ืชื™ ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
00:41
And it was the worst professional experience of my life.
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ื•ื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ืช ื”ื’ืจื•ืขื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™.
00:48
I hit the glass ceiling hard.
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ื”ืชื ื’ืฉืชื™ ื—ื–ืง ื‘ืชืงืจืช ื”ื–ื›ื•ื›ื™ืช.
00:50
It hurt like hell.
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ื•ื–ื” ื›ืื‘.
00:54
While there were bigger issues,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื• ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ,
00:55
most of what happened were little behaviors and patterns
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ืจื•ื‘ ืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ื”ื™ื• ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ืฉื ืขืฉื•, ื“ืคื•ืกื™ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช,
00:59
that slowly chipped away at my ability to do my work well.
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ืฉืœืื˜ ืœืื˜ ื’ื–ืœื• ืžืžื ื™ ืืช ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื‘ืฆืข ืืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื™ ื›ืžื• ืฉืฆืจื™ืš.
01:03
They ate away at my confidence, my leadership, my capacity to innovate.
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ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ื”ืขืฆืžื™ ืฉืœื™ ื”ืœืš ื•ื”ืชืขืจืขืจ, ื•ื›ืš ื’ื ื”ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื•ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืœื™ ืœื—ื“ืฉ.
01:08
For example, my first presentation at the company.
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ืงื—ื• ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืืช ื”ืคืจื–ื ื˜ืฆื™ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื”.
01:11
I walk up to the front of the room
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ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœืงื“ืžืช ื”ื—ื“ืจ
01:13
to give a presentation on the strategy that I believe is right for the company.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ืืช ื”ืืกื˜ืจื˜ื’ื™ื” ืฉื”ืืžื ืชื™ ืฉืชื™ื˜ื™ื‘ ืขื ื”ื—ื‘ืจื”.
ื–ื• ืฉื”ื ืฉื›ืจื• ืื•ืชื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ.
01:17
The one they hired me to create.
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01:18
And I look around the room at my fellow executives.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ื˜ื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื™ ื‘ืžื ื”ืœื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื™ื,
01:21
And I watch as they pick up their cell phones
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ื•ืจื•ืื” ืื•ืชื ื‘ื•ื“ืงื™ื ืืช ื”ืคืœืืคื•ื ื™ื
01:23
and look down at their laptops.
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ื•ืžื‘ื™ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืฆื’ื™ ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ ืฉืœื”ื.
01:26
They're not paying attention.
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ื”ื ืœื ืฉืžื• ืœื‘.
01:28
As soon as I start to speak, the interruptions begin
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ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ, ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ื”ื”ืคืจืขื•ืช.
01:30
and people talk over me again and again and again.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืงื˜ืขื• ืื•ืชื™, ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘.
01:34
Some of my ideas are flat out dismissed
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ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื ืคืกืœื• ื‘ืœื™ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืื• ื“ื™ื•ืŸ
01:38
and then brought up by somebody else and championed.
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ื•ืื– ื”ื•ืขืœื• ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ ื•ื–ื›ื• ืœืชืฉื‘ื—ื•ืช.
01:43
I was the only woman in that room.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ืื™ืฉื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ื‘ื—ื“ืจ.
01:46
And I could have used an ally.
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื–ืงื•ืงื” ืœื‘ืŸ-ื‘ืจื™ืช.
01:48
Little behaviors and pattern like this, every day, again and again,
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ื“ืคื•ืกื™ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื™ื ืฉื›ืืœื”, ืฉื—ื•ื–ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื ืžื“ื™ ื™ื•ื,
01:52
they wear you down.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื—ื•ืง ืื•ืชืš.
01:54
Pretty soon, my energy was absolutely tapped.
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ืžื”ืจ ืžืื•ื“ ื”ืื ืจื’ื™ื” ืฉืœื™ ื ื•ืฆืœื” ืœื’ืžืจื™.
01:58
At a real low point, I read an article
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ื‘ืฉื™ื ื”ืฉืคืœ, ืงืจืืชื™ ืžืืžืจ
02:00
about toxic workplace culture and microaggressions.
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ืขืœ ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืจืขื™ืœื”, ื•ืžื™ืงืจื•-ืื’ืจืกื™ื•ืช.
02:03
Microaggressions -- everyday slights, insults,
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ืžื™ืงืจื•-ืื’ืจืกื™ื•ืช: ืคื’ื™ืขื•ืช ื•ืขืœื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื™ื ืžื“ื™ ื™ื•ื,
02:07
negative verbal and nonverbal communication,
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ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ืฉืœื™ืœื™ืช, ืžื™ืœื•ืœื™ืช ื•ืœื-ืžื™ืœื•ืœื™ืช,
02:09
whether intentional or not,
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ื”ื™ื ืžื›ื•ื•ื ืช ืื• ืœื.
02:11
that impede your ability to do your work well.
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ืฉืคื•ื’ืขื•ืช ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืœื›ื ืœื‘ืฆืข ืืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื›ื ื”ื™ื˜ื‘.
02:14
That sounded familiar.
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ื–ื” ื ืฉืžืข ืœื™ ืžื•ื›ืจ.
02:16
I started to realize that I wasn't failing.
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื ื›ืฉืœืชื™.
02:20
The culture around me was failing me.
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ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื™ ื”ื›ืฉื™ืœื” ืื•ืชื™.
02:23
And I wasn't alone.
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ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื”.
02:25
Behaviors and patterns like this
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ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื›ื–ื•, ืชื‘ื ื™ื•ืช ื›ืืœื•,
02:27
every day affect underrepresented people of all backgrounds in the workplace.
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ืฉื—ื•ื–ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื, ืžืฉืคื™ืขื•ืช ืขืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื ืžื™ื•ืฆื’ื™ื ื›ืžื• ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
02:31
And that has a real impact
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื–ื” ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืืžื™ืชื™ืช
02:34
on our colleagues, on our companies
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ืขืœ ื”ืขืžื™ืชื™ื ืฉืœื ื•, ืขืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•
02:37
and our collective capacity to innovate.
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ื•ืขืœ ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืœื ื• ื›ื—ื‘ืจื” ืœื—ื“ืฉ.
02:41
So, in the tech industry, we want quick solutions.
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ื‘ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื” ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช, ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ืžื”ื™ืจื™ื.
02:44
But there is no magic wand for correcting diversity and inclusion.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื™ืŸ ืฉืจื‘ื™ื˜ ืงืกืžื™ื ืฉืžืชืงืŸ ืืคืœื™ื” ื•ื”ื“ืจื”.
02:49
Change happens one person at a time,
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ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืงื•ืจื” ืืฆืœ ืื“ื ืื—ื“ ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื,
02:51
one act at a time, one word at a time.
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ื‘ืžืขืฉื” ืื—ื“ ื›ืœ ืคืขื, ืืคื™ืœื• ืžื™ืœื” ืื—ืช ืžื™ืœื”.
02:55
We make a mistake when we see diversity and inclusion
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื˜ื•ืขื™ื ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื”ื”ืชื ื’ื“ื•ืช ืœืืคืœื™ื” ื•ืœื”ื“ืจื”
02:58
as that side project over there the diversity people are working on,
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ื›ืขืœ ืื™ื–ืฉื”ื• ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ืฆื“ื“ื™, ืฉืื ืฉื™ ื”ืคืœื•ืจืœื™ื–ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืขืœื™ื•,
03:02
rather than this work inside all of us that we need to do together.
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ื•ืœื ื›ืขืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“, ืฉืขืœื™ื ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ื™ื—ื“.
03:07
And that work begins
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ื•ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžืชื—ื™ืœื”
03:09
with unlearning what we know about success and opportunity.
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ื‘ืฉื™ื›ื—ื” ืฉืœ ืžื” ืฉืœืžื“ื ื• ืขืœ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ื•ื”ืฆืœื—ื”.
03:13
We've been told our whole lives
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ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ืืžืจื• ืœื ื•
03:15
that if we work hard, that hard work pays off,
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ืฉืื ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ ืงืฉื”, ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืงืฉื” ืชืฉืชืœื,
03:17
we'd get what we deserve, we'd live our dream.
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ื ืงื‘ืœ ืืช ืžื” ืฉืžื’ื™ืข ืœื ื•, ื ื—ื™ื” ืืช ื”ื—ืœื•ื.
03:21
But that isn't true for everyone.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“.
03:23
Some people have to work 10 times as hard
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ื™ืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืงืฉื” ืคื™ 10
03:25
to get to the same place
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืื•ืชื• ื”ืžืงื•ื
03:27
due to many barriers put in front of them by society.
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ื›ื™ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืžืฆื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืคื ื™ื”ื ืžื›ืฉื•ืœื™ื.
03:30
Your gender, your race, your ethnicity,
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ื”ืžื’ื“ืจ ืฉืœื›ื, ื”ื’ื–ืข ืฉืœื›ื, ื”ืœืื•ื ืฉืœื›ื,
03:32
your religion, your disability, your sexual orientation,
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ื”ื“ืช ืฉืœื›ื, ื”ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื, ื”ื ื˜ื™ื™ื” ื”ืžื™ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื›ื,
03:36
your class, your geography,
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ื”ืžืขืžื“ ื”ืกื•ืฆื™ื•ืืงื•ื ื•ืžื™ ืฉืœื›ื, ื”ืžื™ืงื•ื ื”ื’ื™ืื•ื’ืจืคื™ ืฉืœื›ื,
03:38
all of these can give you more of fewer opportunities for success.
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ื›ืœ ืืœื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืกืคืง ืœื›ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื• ืคื—ื•ืช ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื—.
03:42
And that's where allyship comes in.
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ื•ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื–ื” ื”ืžืฆืื ื• ืืช ื”ืื—ื•ื•ื” (allyship).
03:44
Allyship is about understanding that imbalance in opportunity
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ืื—ื•ื•ื” ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืงื™ื™ื ื—ื•ืกืจ ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช
03:48
and working to correct it.
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ื•ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืงืŸ ืื•ืชื•.
03:50
Allyship is really seeing the person next to us.
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ืื—ื•ื•ื” ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื” ื‘ืืžืช ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื“ื ืฉืœื™ื“ื ื•.
03:53
And the person missing, who should be standing next to us.
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ื•ืืช ื”ืื“ื ื”ื—ืกืจ, ืฉืืžื•ืจ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ืœื™ื“ื ื•.
03:57
And first, just knowing what they're going through.
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ื•ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ืจืง ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ื‘ืžื” ืฉืขื•ื‘ืจ ืขืœื™ื”ื,
04:00
And then, helping them succeed and thrive with us.
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ื•ืื– ื’ื ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื”ื ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื— ื•ืœืฉื’ืฉื’ ืื™ืชื ื•.
04:05
When we work together to develop more diverse and inclusive teams,
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฆื•ื•ืชื™ื ืžื’ื•ื•ื ื™ื ื•ืžื›ื™ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
04:08
data shows we will be more innovative, more productive and more profitable.
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ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืžืจืื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœื—ื“ืฉ ื’ื“ืœื” ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ื™ืขื™ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ืจื™ื•ื•ื—ื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:13
So, who is an ally?
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ืื– ืžื™ ื‘ืื—ื•ื•ื”?
04:15
All of us.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื•.
04:16
We can all be allies for each other.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื ื™-ื‘ืจื™ืช ืื—ื“ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื ื™.
04:17
As a white, cisgendered woman in the United States,
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ื›ืื™ืฉื” ืœื‘ื ื”, ืฉืžื–ื“ื”ื” ืขื ืžื™ื ื”, ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช,
04:20
there are many ways I'm very privileged.
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ืื ื™ ื ื”ื ื™ืช ืžืขืžื“ืช ื™ืชืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืžื•ื‘ื ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื.
04:22
And some ways I'm not.
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ื‘ืžื•ื‘ื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืื ื™ ืกื•ื‘ืœืช ืžืืคืœื™ื”.
04:24
And I work hard every day
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ื•ืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ืงืฉื” ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื
04:25
to be an ally for people with less privilege than me.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืช-ื‘ืจื™ืช ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื™ื ื ืžื™ื•ื—ืกื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™.
04:28
And I still need allies, too.
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ื•ื’ื ืื ื™, ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ื‘ื ื™-ื‘ืจื™ืช.
04:32
In the tech industry, like in many industries,
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ื‘ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื” ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช, ื›ืžื• ื‘ืชืขืฉื™ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช,
04:35
there are many people who are underrepresented,
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ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื™ืขื•ื˜ื™ื ืฉืงื•ืœื ืœื ื ืฉืžืข
04:37
or face barriers and discrimination.
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ืฉืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ื‘ืคื ื™ ืžื›ืฉื•ืœื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื• ืกื•ื‘ืœื™ื ืžืืคืœื™ื”.
04:40
Women, people who are nonbinary --
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ื ืฉื™ื, ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ืžื’ื“ืจ ืœื ื‘ื™ื ืืจื™ -
04:42
so people who don't necessarily identify as man or woman --
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ืืœื• ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื ืžื’ื“ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื›ื’ื‘ืจ ืื• ื›ืื™ืฉื” -
04:45
racial and ethnic minorities,
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ืžื™ืขื•ื˜ื™ื ืืชื ื™ื™ื ืื• ื’ื–ืขื™ื™ื,
04:47
LGBTQIA, people with disabilities, veterans,
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ืงื”ื™ืœืช ื”ืœื”ื˜"ื‘, ื‘ืขืœื™ ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ื™ื•ืช, ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ืฆื‘ื,
04:50
anybody over age 35.
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ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืžืขืœ ื’ื™ืœ 35,
04:52
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:57
We have a major bias toward youth in the tech industry.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื”ืขื“ืคื” ืœื ืขื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื” ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช.
05:00
And many others.
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ื•ืขื•ื“ ืจื‘ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช.
05:01
There is always someone with less privilege than you.
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ืชืžื™ื“ ื™ืฉ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉืกื•ื‘ืœ ืžืืคืœื™ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื›ื.
05:05
On this stage, in this room.
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ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืžื” ื”ื–ื•, ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ื–ื”.
05:07
At your company, on your team, in your city or town.
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ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื›ื, ื‘ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื, ื‘ืขื™ืจ ืฉืœื›ื.
05:12
So, people are allies for different reasons.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™-ื‘ืจื™ืช ืžืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช.
05:14
Find your reason.
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ืžืฆืื• ืืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื›ื.
05:16
It could be for the business case,
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ื–ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ื”ืขืกืงื™ืช,
05:18
because data shows diverse and inclusive teams
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ื›ื™ ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืžืจืื™ื ืฉืฆื•ื•ืชื™ื ืžื’ื•ื•ื ื™ื ื•ืžื›ื™ืœื™ื
05:20
will be more productive, more profitable and more innovative.
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ื™ื”ื™ื• ื™ืฆืจื ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืจื™ื•ื•ื—ื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื—ื“ืฉื ื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
05:24
It could be for fairness and social justice.
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ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ื”ื•ื’ื ื•ืช ื•ื”ืฆื“ืง ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™.
05:27
Because we have a long history of oppression and inequity
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ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืืจื•ื›ื” ืฉืœ ื“ื™ื›ื•ื™ ื•ืื™-ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ
05:31
that we need to work on together.
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ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืงืŸ.
05:35
Or it could be for your kids,
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ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื,
05:37
so your kids grow up with equal opportunities.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื”ื ื™ื’ื“ืœื• ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ื•ืช.
05:40
And they grow up creating equal opportunities for others.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื”ื ื™ื’ื“ืœื• ื•ื™ื™ืฆืจื• ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื—ืจื™ื.
05:44
Find your reason.
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ืžืฆืื• ืืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื›ื.
ืขื‘ื•ืจื™ื™, ื›ืœ ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ื ื›ื•ื ื•ืช.
05:46
For me, it's all three.
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05:47
Find your reason and step up to be there for someone who needs you.
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ืžืฆืื• ืืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ื•ืขืžื“ื• ืœืฆื™ื“ื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื ืฉื–ืงื•ืง ืœื›ื.
05:52
So, what can you do as an ally?
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ืื– ืžื” ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ื‘ื ื™-ื‘ืจื™ืช?
05:54
Start by doing no harm.
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ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ื‘ืœื ืœื”ื–ื™ืง.
05:56
It's our job as allies to know what microaggressions are and to not do them.
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ื–ื• ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื›ื ื›ื‘ื ื™-ื‘ืจื™ืช ืœื“ืขืช ืžื”ืŸ ืžื™ืงืจื•-ืื’ืจืกื™ื•ืช ื•ืœื ืœืงื—ืช ื‘ื”ืŸ ื—ืœืง.
06:01
It's our job as allies to listen, to learn,
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ื–ื• ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื›ื ื›ื‘ื ื™-ื‘ืจื™ืช ืœื”ืื–ื™ืŸ, ืœืœืžื•ื“,
06:05
to unlearn and to relearn,
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ืœืฉื›ื•ื— ื•ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžื—ื“ืฉ,
06:07
and to make mistakes and to keep learning.
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ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื˜ืขื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœืœืžื•ื“,
06:12
Give me your full attention.
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ื”ืขื ื™ืงื• ืœื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ืชืฉื•ืžืช ื”ืœื‘ ืฉืœื›ื.
06:15
Close your laptops,
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ืกื’ืจื• ืืช ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื™ื ื”ื ื™ื™ื“ื™ื,
06:17
put down your cellphones and pay attention.
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ื”ื ื™ื—ื• ื‘ืฆื“ ืืช ื”ื˜ืœืคื•ื ื™ื ื”ืกืœื•ืœื•ืจื™ื™ื ื•ื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ื•.
06:20
If somebody is new or the only person in the room like them,
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ืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื—ื“ืฉ, ืื• ื—ืจื™ื’ ื‘ื ื•ืฃ,
06:23
or they're just nervous,
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ืื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืกืชื ืœื—ื•ืฅ,
06:24
this is going to make a huge difference in how they show up.
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ื–ื” ื™ื’ืจื•ื ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืขืฆื•ื ื‘ืื™ืš ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ืจืื”.
06:28
Don't interrupt.
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ืืœ ืชืคืจื™ืขื• ื•ืืœ ืชืงื˜ืขื•.
06:29
Underrepresented people are more likely to be interrupted,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ืžื™ืขื•ื˜ ื ืงื˜ืขื™ื ื‘ืชื“ื™ืจื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ,
06:32
so just take a step back and listen.
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ืื– ื—ื›ื• ืจื’ืข ื•ื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ื•.
06:35
Echo and attribute.
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ื”ื“ื”ื“ื• ืืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื”ื ื•ื”ื•ืกื™ืคื• ืชืจื•ืžื” ืžืฉืœื›ื.
06:37
If I have a great idea,
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ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืžืขื•ืœื”,
06:38
echo my idea and then attribute it to me, and we thrive together.
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ื—ื–ืจื• ืขืœื™ื• ื•ืื– ื”ื•ืกื™ืคื• ืœื•, ื•ื ืฉื’ืฉื’ ื‘ื™ื—ื“.
06:44
Learn the language I use to describe my identity.
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ืœืžื“ื• ืืช ื”ืฉืคื” ื‘ื” ืื ื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืืจ ืืช ื–ื”ื•ืชื™.
06:47
Know how to pronounce my name.
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ื“ืขื• ืื™ืš ืœื‘ื˜ื ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืืช ืฉืžื™.
06:49
Know my pronouns -- he, she, they.
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ื“ืขื• ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ื›ื™ื ื•ื™ ื’ื•ืฃ ืœืคื ื•ืช ืืœื™ - ื”ื•ื, ื”ื™ื, ื”ื.
06:52
Know the language I use to describe my disability, my ethnicity, my religion.
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ื”ื›ื™ืจื• ืืช ื”ืฉืคื” ื‘ื” ืื ื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืืจ ืืช ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืชื™, ื”ืœืื•ื ืฉืœื™, ื”ื“ืช ืฉืœื™,
06:58
This really matters to people, so if you don't know, just ask.
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ื–ื” ืžืื•ื“ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื ืฉื™ื, ืื– ืื ืื™ื ื›ื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื - ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืชืฉืืœื•.
07:04
Listen and learn.
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ื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ื• ื•ืœืžื“ื•.
07:07
An executive told me recently that after doing allyship on his team,
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ืžื ื”ืœ ืืžืจ ืœื™ ืœื ืžื–ืžืŸ, ืฉืื—ืจื™ ืฉื™ืฆืจ ืื—ื•ื•ื” ื›ื–ื• ื‘ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื•,
07:12
the whole team started to normalize calling themselves out and each other out
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ื›ืœ ืื ืฉื™ ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื”ืขื™ืจ ืœืขืฆืžื ื•ืœืื—ืจื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉื”ื ื”ืชืคืจืฆื•
07:16
for interrupting.
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ืื—ื“ ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืฉื ื™.
07:18
"I'm so sorry I'm interrupting you right now, carry on."
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"ืื ื™ ืžืฆื˜ืขืจ ืฉืงื˜ืขืชื™ ืื•ืชืš, ืชืžืฉื™ืš."
07:22
"Hey, she's got a great idea, let's listen."
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"ื™ืฉ ืœื” ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื˜ื•ื‘, ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืงืฉื™ื‘."
07:27
Number two, advocate for underrepresented people in small ways.
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ืขื•ื“ ื“ื‘ืจ, ืฆื“ื“ื• ื‘ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื•ื—ืœืฉื™ื ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืงื˜ื ื™ื.
07:31
Intervene; you can change the power dynamics in the room.
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ื”ืชืขืจื‘ื• ืœื˜ื•ื‘ืชื, ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืžืื–ืŸ ื”ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื›ื•ืœื•.
07:34
If you see somebody is the only person in the room like them
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ืื ืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืžืกื•ื’ื• ื‘ื—ื“ืจ
07:37
and they are being belittled, they are being interrupted,
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ื•ืžื–ืœื–ืœื™ื ื‘ื•, ืื• ืงื•ื˜ืขื™ื ืืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื•,
07:40
do something, say something.
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ืขืฉื• ืžืขืฉื”, ืืžืจื• ืžืฉื”ื•.
07:43
Invite underrepresented people to speak.
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ื”ื–ืžื™ื ื• ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื•ื—ืœืฉื™ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ.
07:45
And say no to panels without underrepresented speakers.
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ื•ืืžืจื• ืœื ืœื“ื™ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœื ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื ืื•ืชื.
07:51
Refer someone for a job
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ื”ืคื ื• ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
07:53
and encourage them to take that job and to take new opportunities.
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ื•ืขื•ื“ื“ื• ืื•ืชื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ื” ื•ืœื™ื™ืฆืจ ืœืขืฆืžื• ืขื•ื“ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช.
07:57
And this one's really important -- help normalize allyship.
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ื•ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ - ื”ืคื›ื• ืืช ื”ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื”ื–ืืช ืœื ื•ืจืžืœื™ืช.
08:00
If you're a person with privilege,
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ืื ืืชื ื‘ืขืœื™ ืคืจื™ื‘ื™ืœื’ื™ื”,
08:02
it's easier for you to advocate for allies.
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ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื›ื ืงืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืฉื›ื ืข ืื ืฉื™ื ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื–ื” ืœืฆื“ ื–ื”.
08:05
So use that privilege to create change.
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ืื– ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ืชืจ ืฉืœื›ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
08:09
Three, change someone's life significantly.
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™ืฉื™, ืฉื ื• ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื™ืกื•ื“.
08:12
So, be there for somebody throughout their career.
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ื”ื™ื• ืฉื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืœืื•ืจืš ื›ืœ ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื•.
08:15
Mentor or sponsor them, give them opportunities as they grow.
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ื”ื“ืจื™ื›ื• ืื•ืชื ืื• ืงื—ื• ืื•ืชื ืชื—ืช ื—ืกื•ืชื›ื, ืชื ื• ืœื”ื ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœื’ื“ื•ืœ.
08:19
Volunteer -- volunteer for a STEM program, serving underserved youth.
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ื”ืชื ื“ื‘ื• - ืœืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืœืขื™ื“ื•ื“ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ ืžื“ืขื™ื ื‘ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื•ืช ืžื•ื—ืœืฉื•ืช.
08:23
Transform your team to be more diverse and inclusive.
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ืขื–ืจื• ืœืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื•ืžื›ื™ืœ.
08:26
And make real commitments to creating change here.
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ื•ืขืจื›ื• ื”ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ืืžื™ืชื™ื•ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
08:29
Hold yourself and your team accountable for creating change.
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ืจืื• ื‘ืขืฆืžื›ื, ื•ื‘ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื, ืื—ืจืื™ื™ื ืœื™ืฆื™ืจืช ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
08:34
And lastly,
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ื•ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ,
08:35
help advocate for change across your company.
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ืฆื“ื“ื• ื‘ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื›ื•ืœืœ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื›ื ื•ื—ืชืจื• ืืœื™ื•.
08:38
When companies teach their people to be allies,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืžืœืžื“ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืœื ื”ื•ื’ ื‘ืื—ื•ื•ื” ื–ื” ืขื ื–ื”,
08:41
diversity and inclusion programs are stronger.
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ืชื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืœื”ื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ื’ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื•ื”ื”ื›ืœื” ืžืชื—ื–ืงื•ืช.
08:44
You and I can be allies for each other,
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ืืชื ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื ื™-ื‘ืจื™ืช,
08:46
whether we're inside or outside of work.
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืื• ืžื—ื•ืฆื” ืœื•.
08:52
So, I realized recently
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ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื”ืชื‘ืจืจ ืœื™
08:56
that I still have lingering shame and fear
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ืฉืขื•ื“ ื ืฉืืจื• ื‘ื™ ื‘ื•ืฉื” ื•ืคื—ื“
08:59
from that moment in my career when I felt utterly alone,
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ืžืื•ืชื• ืจื’ืข ื‘ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ืฉื‘ื• ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืœื’ืžืจื™ ืœื‘ื“,
09:03
shut out and unsupported.
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ืžื•ื“ืจืช ื•ื—ืกืจืช ืชืžื™ื›ื”.
09:06
There are millions of people out there, like me, right now, feeling that way.
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ื™ืฉ ืžื™ืœื•ื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™, ืฉืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื›ืš ืžืžืฉ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
09:10
And it doesn't take much for us to be there for each other.
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ื•ื–ื” ืœื ืžืืžืฅ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื ืื—ื“ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืฉื ื™.
09:13
And when we're there for each other, when we support one another,
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ื•ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฉื ืื—ื“ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืฉื ื™, ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืชื•ืžื›ื™ื ื–ื” ื‘ื–ื”,
09:16
we thrive together.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื™ื ื•ืžืฉื’ืฉื’ื™ื ื‘ื™ื—ื“.
09:17
And when we thrive, we build better teams,
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ื•ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉื’ืฉื’ื™ื, ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืจื›ื™ื‘ื™ื ืฆื•ื•ืชื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
09:20
better products and better companies.
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ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ.
09:24
Allyship is powerful.
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ืื—ื•ื•ื” ื”ื™ื ื›ื•ื—.
09:27
Try it.
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ื ืกื• ืื•ืชื”.
09:29
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
09:31
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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