Yvonne Coghill CBE has devised the 8A's of authentic allyship.
The focus here is on race, but the approach can be applied to all marginalised groups.
The 8A's (click on each one to find out more).
To be an effective ally, you must firstly appreciate and value the benefits diversity and difference can bring, then genuinely and demonstrably work towards making the workplace more equitable and fair.
Openly acknowledge that the problem needs to be dealt with.
Do you have the appetite to immerse yourself in the complex, emotive world of race equality?
Ask questions about race, be curious, read, learn and educate yourself.
Don't. Instead, develop informed views by seeking to understand individuals.
Take demonstrable steps to establish equality and be accountable.
Accept there is a problem, more data isn't needed.
Express sympathy that racism is affecting people of certain races.