As Gardner, Ryan, and Snoeyink (2018) state, their findings on gender representation in industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology indicate that “the profession as a whole falls into the category of ‘not walking the talk’” (p. 385). We agree that it is imperative to understand the current state of gender inequity in our field while also actively working toward achieving gender equity. This article attempts to inspire each and every individual in I-O psychology to feel a personal responsibility to engage in behaviors that reduce gender disparities in our field. Although women are normatively the focus in fights for gender equity, men should be equal partners in these efforts. In this commentary, we focus on the contributions that male allies in I-O psychology can make in fostering gender equity. To be clear, we are not claiming that women need to be rescued by men; however, we do believe that I-O psychology can achieve the greatest progress toward gender equity when both women and men engage in supportive efforts. As Emma Watson said in her 2014 United Nations speech, “How can we affect change in the world when only half of it is invited or feel welcome to participate in the conversation?” (UN Women, 2014). In times when political leaders and national laws may fail women, it is crucial that local communities—like the I-O community—adopt a clear stance in promoting gender equity. In this commentary, we define allyship, discuss the importance of male allies, suggest ways in which male allies can help promote gender equity in I-O psychology, and consider potential barriers to male allyship and ways to overcome them. The strategies that we propose are by no means exhaustive; rather, they are suggestions for how to initiate a larger movement.

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呼吁男性盟友促进 IO 心理学中的性别平等

正如 Gardner、Ryan 和 Snoeyink (2018) 所说，他们关于工业和组织 (IO) 心理学中性别表征的研究结果表明，“整个行业属于‘不言而喻’的范畴”（第 385 页） . 我们同意，必须了解我们所在领域当前的性别不平等状况，同时积极努力实现性别平等。本文试图激发 IO 心理学中的每一个人，让他们感受到参与减少我们领域性别差异的行为的个人责任。虽然女性通常是争取性别平等的焦点，但男性应该是这些努力的平等伙伴。在这篇评论中，我们关注 IO 心理学中的男性盟友在促进性别平等方面可以做出的贡献。要清楚，我们并不是说女人需要男人来拯救；然而，我们确实相信，当女性和男性都参与支持性努力时，IO 心理学可以在性别平等方面取得最大进展。正如艾玛·沃特森在 2014 年联合国演讲中所说，“当只有一半的人被邀请或感到欢迎参与对话时，我们如何影响世界的变化？” （联合国妇女署，2014 年）。在政治领导人和国家法律可能令女性失望的时候，当地社区（如 IO 社区）在促进性别平等方面采取明确立场至关重要。在这篇评论中，我们定义了盟友关系，讨论了男性盟友的重要性，提出了男性盟友可以帮助促进 IO 心理学中的性别平等的方法，并考虑了男性盟友的潜在障碍以及克服这些障碍的方法。我们提出的策略绝不是详尽无遗的。相反，它们是关于如何发起更大运动的建议。