Overview

Sharing women's stories of male allies and champions. A first-of-its-kind approach to promoting gender partnerships. LEARN MORE: The Corner of the Court is a program dedicated to the research and reinforcement of men’s important and visible role in diversity. The Corner of the Court Project features the stories of men who have made an impact on a woman’s career or professional life, told by the women themselves. Visibly sharing these stories helps build men’s confidence in their abilities to influence positive change; research from Columbia University found that men are more likely to continue to support diversity, when they are made aware their behavior makes a strong impact (Bhide, 2017). This personal storytelling approach also supports the important concept of “Unconscious Advocacy” (Bhide, 2017) — that men often display positive, supportive ally behavior, that they may not be aware they are showing. At The Corner of the Court, we know that men have strong capacities within them to be champions for change. Our mission is to acknowledge, nurture and leverage these capacities to make men the strong diversity leaders and allies they are fully capable of being.