🍁If Men Are the Problem, They Should at Least Be Part of the Solution
The Allyance newsletter provides many useful references on recruitment, diversity and inclusion.
Good morning readers !
As I reflect on Kamala Harris losing the election and on the dangers ahead of all of us, I decided to kick off this newsletter with something that brings me joy instead.
Did you know I spent almost two years living in Japan? During that time, one of my favorite traditions was momiji (紅葉) — the celebration of autumn leaves. While cherry blossoms in spring are well-known, I found my joy in walking through Tokyo and its suburbs, taking in the vibrant reds and golds of the maples.
As a student, these quiet walks were a balm. They became a time for me to look back on the year and set my intentions for the months ahead. Now, with a world that’s ever-changing, moments like these feel even more essential, offering us a chance to pause, think, and renew.
These pictures were taken in 2010, in Tokyo.
✅ The Allyance newsletter provides many useful references on recruitment, diversity and inclusion. Here are some articles about women in IT, neurodiversity, biases, hiring engineers and men becoming allies
🤐 Women in IT work harder to make slow progress
Acronis, a cybersecurity company, commissioned a survey to better understand women’s career progression in IT. The survey sampled 327 full-time female employees in the U.S., U.K., Spain and Switzerland. The survey states the obvious : gender diversity is a strategic advantage.
What I like the most is the final section of the article when they ask women what employers can do to improve gender equity? Almost half of the respondents cited pay equity, and roughly the same number chose diversity and inclusion training. About 49% suggested actively hiring more diverse candidates, and flexible work arrangements were important to 41% of respondents. Have they heard about The Allyance ? 🥰
Most notably, 71% of survey respondents said they worked longer hours with the goal of advancing their careers more quickly. Why? Largely because they still have to. Half of respondents said they had experienced gender bias or discrimination.
🧠 Your leadership team is likely more neurodiverse than you think
Neurodiversity refers to differences in how people think and process information, including conditions like ADHD, dyslexia, and autism in case you missed our past editions. This article from Fast Company argues that neurodiversity can enrich leadership, challenging traditional views and bringing substantial advantages to organisation.
Neurodivergent leaders often bring unique perspectives and creative problem-solving abilities, which can drive innovation. It seems inevitable to train as many people as possible to fight against persistent stereotypes about neurodivergent individuals hindering their career growth.
75% of organizations with decision-making teams with a diverse and inclusive culture reported enhanced productivity, greater innovation, and positive financial outcomes. Diversity in thought—due to neurodiverse contributions—strengthens a company’s competitiveness and adaptability.
👓 A Simple Exercise to Help You Check Your Biases
As I spent a significant amount of time training people on biases this month, I thought it would be nice to share a thought-provoking article on the matter by Anu Gupta published in Harvard Business Review.
Despite the uncertain future of DEI initiatives, managers still need to address bias, the root cause of most DEI challenges. The author introduces PRISM, a set of five science-backed tools designed to help managers and teams unlearn unconscious biases: Perspective-Taking, pRosocial Behavior, Individuation, Stereotype Replacement, and Mindfulness. These tools aim to improve workplace collaboration, creativity, and communication while reducing conflicts and enhancing performance.
🦗 200 interviewees : 2,5 % of women and 1 female engineer hire
Once upon a time, Chloé Hermary recommended The Allyance to Marc-Henri Gires, CTO at Defacto. Since then, Céline Regnaud has gotten hired. Here is a beautiful story which I am happy to share. Defacto has an unique engineering interview process, gender parity in the executive team and even if I usually refuse to work for a FinTech company. I made an exception for them. Find out why in the interview :
🦋Le baromètre Men at Work pour mesurer l’ambiance sexiste
A force de recommander l’intervention de Sébastien Garcin “Men are part of the solution” lors de mes formations (cf. l’image ci-dessus), je suis tombée sur le baromètre et l’initiative Men @ Work. Je partage systématiquement cette vidéo depuis qu’elle est en ligne afin d’inviter les hommes à s’intéresser au sujet de l’égalité au travail. Quoi de mieux qu’un PDG qui s’est pris quelques claques pour convaincre de devenir un allié?
Je précise que je ne connais aucune des personnes impliquées dans le projet. En revanche, j’ai dévoré “Les hommes hétéros le sont-ils vraiment?” de Léane Alestra, membre de leur comité scientifique. Si vous êtes en réflexion et avez besoin d’aide… A vous de jouer!
Il est temps que les hommes s'emparent du sujet de l'égalité et se mettent au travail.
🔦 The Allyance in the spotlight
Lauren Letestu est la première candidate avec laquelle j’ai la chance de pouvoir travailler aujourd’hui! Il y a quelques jours, j’ai recruté une développeuse afin qu’elle rejoigne son équipe, chez Resilience. C’est extrêmement valorisant de suivre quelqu’un ainsi.
Lauren est une femme comme on en croise (encore) trop peu dans la tech. Une développeuse douée et une manager qu’on chérit. Je suis fière d’avoir croisé son chemin grâce à Nathalie (Lamy)!
🤫 Backstage secrets
✨ Congratulations H., M., F. : 3 women engineers who got hired as Frontend, DevOps and Mobile Engineers
⚡️ Congratulations to Imane who just started as Senior Data Engineer at Inato !
🍂 The Allyance signed 4 new clients to offer tech roles to our candidates.
🐦🔥 I gave 3 trainings for Esker employees on Beyond Diversity : Inclusion in the US, Europe and Asia.
🎲 The Allyance support a Normandy based association to organise an intergenerational gaming week-end in Fécamp.
🩷Hot jobs we are working on
🫵 Engineering Manager (Off Market)
🫵 Machine Learning Engineer (AI startup)
🫵 Senior Back-end Engineer (C#)
🫵 Backend Engineer (Python)
🫵 Senior Mobile Product Manager
More jobs here…
You can contact us : contact@theallyance.one
Caroline Therwath-Chavier, The Allyance CEO
October treated The Allyance with many exciting opportunities. This year has been a struggling year for the DEI and recruitment world. Yet, it has been an amazing year professionally at The Allyance. Past customers came back, new ones turned out to be beautiful surprises and I hired many talented diverse candidates. I am looking forward to wrapping up 2024 in style next month!
