Alix Pollack

VP of MARC (Men Advocating Real Change) @ Catalyst. Passionate advocate for equity and inclusion|healthy masculinity|gender partnership|culture change. She/her

[Alix Pollack @AlixPollack]

@RemakingManhood @catalyst @shafer_soc @BYU I had not been. Thanks for the great recommendation

[Alix Pollack @AlixPollack]

@MenAtWork_MC @LudoGabriele @RemakingManhood @jenniferbrown @acalltomen I am not sure where in my piece you saw me suggest that we sideline sex or uphold the patriarchy. When we talk about someone’s gender we should use gender language. There is more to people than their bodies. And we have language that reflects that. Let’s use it.

[Alix Pollack @AlixPollack]

Just because we’re used to saying it doesn’t mean we should keep saying it. https://t.co/s5eO26YDZj

[CatalystInc @CatalystInc]

Catalyst's @AlixPollack breaks down the "mutuality" and "shared accountability" of #gender partnership.

Watch @LudoGabriele's #Instagram #story takeover to learn more: https://t.co/lZcXLMK2ma #MARC #GenderEquity

[Alix Pollack @AlixPollack]

Parents more uncomfortable with gender-nonconforming behaviors in boys, study finds. Another example of how boys get policed back into the man box, even when it comes from a place of presumed good intent https://t.co/YGKpBm47AO

[CatalystInc @CatalystInc]

Join us on Monday, May 3, for an #InstagramTakeover with Catalyst's @LudoGabriele on why it's critical we engage #men as gender equity advocates in the workplace.

Follow us on #Instagram to watch: https://t.co/IiMeqTlLwU #MARC #Masculinity #CatalystCommunity

[Alix Pollack @AlixPollack]

Sadly this aligns well with the finding from @CatalystInc’s new #InterruptingSexism research that shows 94% of men report experiencing masculine anxiety

[Professor Michael Flood @MichaelGLFlood]

Pressure on men to engage in activities linked to “traditional masculinity”: large numbers report facing this pressure, 2019. To be emotionally strong 86%. To throw a punch if provoked 57%. To join in when other men talk about women in a sexual way 45%. https://t.co/HNVxAgr8tY

[Alix Pollack @AlixPollack]

@Wheadon_SwaineM @RemakingManhood That last bit does reads bit as though challenging organizational structures that disadvantage women and promoting the success of the organization are inherently different and perhaps even mutually exclusive- which they are very much not!

[Alix Pollack @AlixPollack]

Powerful and important #MARC research. It’s time we examined masculinity’s impact both on men and the organizations they work in!

[CatalystInc @CatalystInc]

NEW: Catalyst just published a #report showing that 94% of men experience #MasculineAnxiety at work, and the more masculine anxiety they feel, the less likely they are to challenge #sexism at #work.

Read more: https://t.co/KU6wsdB9dU

[Alix Pollack @AlixPollack]

@RemakingManhood And yes, we are all equally responsible for perpetuating the status quo, and all likewise have an opportunity and an obligation to be a part of writing a new script. Women are not exempt from that.

[Alix Pollack @AlixPollack]

@RemakingManhood 100%. Man box culture is as much the things men are told they can’t be as it is the things they are supposed to be. And principal among that is to avoid all things deemed feminine! Layer on that gender equity is viewed as a “women’s thing” and it’s no wonder some men stay silent

[Alix Pollack @AlixPollack]

@RemakingManhood Both in so much as the risks being considered are often deeply intertwined with man box culture - policing behaviors that put men’s social and political capital on the line and threaten their status as a man and among other men.

[Alix Pollack @AlixPollack]

@RemakingManhood Absolutely! A previous report in this series had 86% of men reporting being committed to interrupting sexism but only 31% reporting feeling confident that they could - in large measure because the culture around them was silencing.

[CatalystInc @CatalystInc]

From the data: In highly combative work cultures–those with ruthless competition and an emphasis on work over family–men are more likely to experience #MasculineAnxiety, and the more masculine anxiety men feel, the less likely they are to challenge sexism.
https://t.co/VLy10g57Ap

[Alix Pollack @AlixPollack]

Thank you to @CatalystInc @LudoGabriele @SOndraschek @RemakingManhood @justinbaldoni @NextGenMen @acalltomen @PabloUchoa @feministabulous for creating space and amplifying opportunities for these types of critical conversations about masculinity

[Alix Pollack @AlixPollack]

In workplaces with a highly combative culture, 61% of men said they would do nothing in response to sexism, compared to 12% of men who work in less combative workplaces.

[Alix Pollack @AlixPollack]

A few sobering stats to highlight: The vast majority (76%) of men who experience high degrees of masculine anxiety said that they would do nothing in response to sexism, compared to only 14% of men who experience less anxiety about their masculinity

[Alix Pollack @AlixPollack]

4 months ago I had the pleasure of talking with @justinbaldoni at #TheMARCSummit about his experience of undefining masculinity. Today his book landed on my doorstep and I couldn’t be more excited to dig in! #ManEnough