Rachel Cottam

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  • Want to improve workplaces for mothers? Take your parental leave.

    Want to improve workplaces for mothers? Take your parental leave.

    This article was originally published as an opinion piece in The Salt Lake Tribune on September 12, 2025. This summer, hundreds of U.K. dads took to the streets to protest with their children for better paid leave. They held signs saying things like, “The worst dad joke: two weeks paternity leave!” Meanwhile, the United States is still the…

    Rachel Cottam

    October 6, 2025
    Allies at Work, Equality at Work
    Allies at Work, Equality at Work, Male Allies, Parenting, Patriarchy
  • Help me complete my Cambridge Capstone Research

    I’m wrapping up my capstone project for my Cambridge MBA and would love to talk to the builders. Why? I once had a conversation with an early-stage founder that I haven’t been able to shake. Here’s the gist: “Yes, I believe in diversity as a concept. But as an early-stage founder, speed is everything. Diversity…

    Rachel Cottam

    August 20, 2025
    Equality at Work
    Cambridge, Equality at Work, MBA, Research
  • What is the wheel of privilege?

    The “Wheel of Power and Privilege” is a visual that helps us to name advantages we have experienced in life—both those that we have earned and those that we were born with. (Yes, I used the word “privilege.” Please don’t stop reading. Privilege does not make you a bad person and it is not an…

    Rachel Cottam

    June 27, 2024
    Allies at Work
    Allies at Work, Equality at Work, Male Allies, Privilege
  • The intersection of spirituality and allyship

    Hear from Rayner Jae Liu and Amanda Reill, an expert in Greek mythology and a former female pastor, about the intersection of spirituality and allyship in this episode of the Allies at Work podcast.

    Rachel Cottam

    June 7, 2024
    Allies at Work
    Allies at Work, Allies at Work Podcast, Equality at Work, Male Allies, Podcast
  • 27 books about women that male allies will love reading

    27 books about women that male allies will love reading

    A male ally recently asked me for fiction book recommendations with female protagonists. Here are 27 great reads about women.

    Rachel Cottam

    June 4, 2024
    Allies at Work
    Allies at Work, Books, Equality at Work, Women at Work
  • What is tiara syndrome?

    “Tiara syndrome” is the (often feminine ideal) that if you do your job well, someone will notice and come place a tiara on your head. The term was originally developed by Carol Frohlinger and Deborah Kolb.  I first came across tiara syndrome’s meaning in “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg—and when I did, I laughed out…

    Rachel Cottam

    May 28, 2024
    Women at Work
    How women rise, Women at Work
  • How allies can confront gender-based violence

    Hear from Suzie Greco and Sharmin Prince on the topic of Gender Based Violence. These two experts share a voice of hope in this episode of the Allies at Work podcast.

    Rachel Cottam

    April 30, 2024
    Allies at Work
    Allies at Work, Allies at Work Podcast, Equality at Work, Male Allies, Podcast
  • Unpacking traditional gender roles as working parents

    Hear from Matthew Lindow and Marly Davis about unpacking traditional roles. These two working parents share their journeys in this episode of the Allies at Work podcast.

    Rachel Cottam

    April 19, 2024
    Allies at Work
    Allies at Work, Allies at Work Podcast, Equality at Work, Male Allies, Parenting, Podcast
  • What’s the deal with the gender pay gap?

    Let’s break down the gender pay gap together. Is it a myth? If not, how should we address it? Answers to these questions and more in S1E5 of Allies at Work.

    Rachel Cottam

    April 8, 2024
    Allies at Work
    Allies at Work, Allies at Work Podcast, Equality at Work, Gender Pay Gap, Male Allies, Podcast
  • The language of allyship

    Hear from Velshay Stokes and Daniele Fiandaca about the impact of language in allyship. These definitions will help you overcome your defensiveness. It’s all in this episode of the Allies at Work podcast.

    Rachel Cottam

    March 22, 2024
    Allies at Work
    Allies at Work, Allies at Work Podcast, Equality at Work, Male Allies, Podcast
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