It's known as the "22's," a reminder of the .22 cent wage gap between what women and men earn on the dollar. At Berkeley-Haas, Manbassadors send out a weekly email reminder that includes an anecdote from a current female student, tips and links to research on unconscious bias. Women made up 37% of students entering business schools in 2016 says Forte's CEO Elissa Sangster who credits an eye-opening 2013 New York Times article about Harvard Business School's attempt to engineer gender equality in its classes and curriculum with sparking the male ally movement at other schools. Then it slowly grew from there," says Sangster, whose organization has since launched a free online male ally toolkit to guide student groups. At most schools, the male allies work with existing women's business leadership organizations.

Source: Forbes August 26, 2017 13:18 UTC