Posted on 05/20/2017 6:46:23 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Patrick Ford, who graduates from UC Berkeley today with an MBA, is a standout at the Haas School of Business. Berkeley News recently talked with Ford about the origin of his mission, “Guy Talk” and other manbassador activities at Berkeley-Haas and post-graduation plans.
What is a manbassador, and where did the name and idea come from?
Manbassador is a more memorable name for the universal term “male ally.” A male ally is a man who works to end gender discrimination by supporting and being an advocate for women.
I started noticing and caring about gender equity as an undergrad. Some female colleagues pointed out that I tended to dominate conversations and speak over them. I felt pretty defensive at first: Why do I have to change? Why can’t they just be more like me? But I came to realize that my unconscious bias and actions can unintentionally disempower people, and that making space for other voices beyond my own results in better ideas and happier colleagues.
How do you account for the popularity of the group, with a third of the male MBA students signing on?
I don’t think any men getting their MBAs at Berkeley believe sexism is acceptable. The learning edge for me and my fellow male classmates has to do with better understanding our own unconscious biases, and how those play out in personal and professional settings.
There’s a growing awareness of how significantly unconscious bias affects our behavior — even men with good intentions can have a negative impact. Many men are drawn toward wanting to better support their female friends, girlfriends, wives and daughters when they’re no longer blind to how women often have to deal with unfair situations. They are looking for tools, and the aim of the manbassador program is to provide them.
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Sort of like global warming and ice ages.
Yep.
Thirty years ago I never even dreamed that I would go to work one day and say, "Good morning" to the tranny I work with occasionally.
Point being, every generation since Adam and Eve have bemoaned the fact that the "young ones of today" just don't measure up to how things were back in their day.
My father grew up during the Depression/WW2 era and he used to tell me that his own father used to constantly harp about the "kids these days" and how spoiled and soft they were compared to how he had to grow up.
It's just one of those things.
What will happen to the workplace as they get hired on?
It looks gay.
Surprise, I had a 30 something man hold a door for me this week. That hasn’t happened in a very long time and it was appreciated.
It's just one of those things.
It is indeed.
Just the other day I mentioned to someone I work with (not the tranny) that the end of our republic started about 1917, followed by our empire phase, and have been in the decline phase for a while now.
I also have this quote stuck on my cube wall:
"The Earth is degenerating today. Bribery and corruption abound. Children no longer obey their parents, every man wants to write a book, and it is evident that the end of the world is fast approaching."
--Assyrian clay tablet, circa 2600 BC
Apparently this young man has little time to sleep or study.
...The old bull replies, “let’s walk down and ...”
Well done! Advice they won’t take, though.
Sounds like it but it won’t work. Women don’t want men they have no respect for. They can order these little beta neuters around all day. All they have to do is find anything to be offended at and ‘poof’ well you blew it, guy. (Even though it was never going to happen in the first place, she just needed an excuse.)
For a steady supply of balls. Obviously the “men” don’t need them.
Yes, like guys who pretend to be tree-huggers.
Hillary received more votes than Trump; this country was dead in 2012 when after four years of failure, the Kenyan Pirate won re-election.
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