Ray Arata
Founder and CEO, Better Man Movement. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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Ray Arata is the founder of the Better Man Movement and advises corporations on engaging men as workplace allies. He is the author of Showing Up: How Men Can Become Effective Allies in the Workplace.
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Everything Ray Arata said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Arata: Severe fallout for minor infractions is a necessary cultural correction
“And in this period of time some men are going to get their heads chopped off metaphorically for misdeeds, regardless of the largesse or the minuteness of the infraction. And so that's an unnecessary thing that happens, but it's also necessary until the attenti…”
Arata: False misconduct accusations are primarily a fear, not a reality
“And your question was like, if somebody was falsely accused, right? I have yet to see one of those. That is more of a fear.”
Arata: People Cannot Self-Designate as Allies
“We don't get to call ourselves an ally. Somebody who represents or comes from a historically marginalized group will so bestow that upon us.”
Arata: Initial response to misconduct claims must avoid defensiveness or invalidation
“One of the things I've learned to do when someone speaks to an experience that they've had at the hands, not literally, but as a result of the experience of the man is the one thing you don't want to do initially is defend, invalidate, make light of their expe…”
Hearst Sponsored Better Man Conference Following Executive Misconduct Allegations
“The Hearst company magazine, one of their leaders stepped down due to allegations of sexual misconduct, and this was a wake up call for the company, and they chose to answer it in a good way, as opposed to sweeping it under the rug. They sponsored the Better M…”
Arata: Gender equity stalls because men passively ignore workplace abuse
“The reason why we haven't seen the changes we need to see and gender equity and gender equality and the amount of victims from sexual abuse and verbal abuse and emotional abuse at the hands of men is because so many men have, you know, looked the other way or …”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Ray's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
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 WE LIVE TO BUILDLEDGER | Founder and CEO, Better Man Movement | 1 | 7 | — | full record on We Live to Build → |