Better Together

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Foreword
4. With Grace Kahng
5. About the Author
6. Introduction
   1. Sister, Where Art Thou?
   2. What Do I Know about Women?
   3. It's Personal
   4. I Know We Can Do Better
7. 1 Men Must Change
   1. Welcome to Man Island
   2. The Sad Truth of the Here and Now
   3. And It's Complicated
   4. The Bigger Picture
   5. One Small Step for Womankind
   6. Night of the Living Bros
   7. Women Don't Get Funded
   8. Getting Harassed Is Part of the Hustle
   9. Men Must Be Part of the Solution
   10. Be a Change Master
8. 2 Solution 1: Not Enough Women? Look Harder
   1. Look Harder Part A: Top of the Funnel
   2. What's in a Name? Anonymize Resumes
   3. Look Harder Part B: Minding the Gap
   4. Part C: Stacking the Loop and Mining for Diamonds
   5. Part D: Set Explicit Diversity Goals, Then Mirror Your Interview Loop to Match
   6. Part E: Pay Big Bonuses for Employee Referrals of Candidates from Underrepresented Backgrounds
   7. Part F: Mining for Diamonds and “Custom Grooming”
9. 3 Solution 2: In It to Win It: Supporting Women's Development
   1. Reverse Mentoring
   2. Increasing Female Visibility
10. 4 Solution 3: Listen Louder
    1. Dragon Slayers and Deliberators
    2. Star Shooters and Stratosphere Blasters
    3. Identical Pitches Yield Biased Results
    4. How Men Can Change the Way They Listen
11. 5 Solution 4: Creating a Family‐Forward Culture
    1. One: No Meetings before 9:00 a.m
    2. Two: Men Should Take Just as Much Parental Leave as Women
    3. Three: Shut Down Email at Night
    4. Four: Create Family‐Friendly Spaces, Not Bro‐Friendly Spaces
12. 6 Solution 5: Just Say No: High Performance Should Not Trump Bad Behavior
    1. Caught between a Rock and a Hard Place
    2. How Long Has This Been Happening?
    3. Reid Hoffman
    4. The Cost of Ignoring the Problem
    5. D&I: Hire a Diversity and Inclusion Director
    6. Words Can Change the World: Say “No” to Bad Behavior Regardless of Performance Level
    7. But Wait, There's More
13. 7 Solution 6: Adopt the ERA at Your Company—Because Your Country Didn't
    1. Revenge of the Housewife
    2. Revive the Equal Rights Amendment: Ratify Now
    3. All Is Not Lost
14. 8 Solution 7: Stand Together or Fall Apart
    1. Touching the Third Rail
    2. Great Expectations: Case Study
    3. It's Really Not Personal
    4. Come Together: Right Now!
    5. Our Unique Strengths as Women
15. 9 Solution 8: The Future: Raising Better Men
    1. Show That Mom Is Incredible and Strong
    2. Communicate Differently at Home
    3. Break Out of the Man Box and Call Out Bro Behavior
    4. Show Him That Things That Are Traditionally “Feminine” Are Not “Less Than,” or Off‐Limits
    5. Show Him New Heroes, Stories That Include Women and Girls
16. 10 Final Thoughts
17. A Note from Niniane Wang
18. Acknowledgments
19. The Better Together Pledge
20. Index
21. End User License Agreement