Ray Arata

Founder and CEO, Better Man Movement · 1 appearance on the record.

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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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Opinion

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…”

Ray Arata May 18, 2022 ▶ 15:39 Why Men Hung Up After 20 Minutes But Women Had a Long List

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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.”

Ray Arata May 18, 2022 ▶ 15:02 Why Men Hung Up After 20 Minutes But Women Had a Long List

Insight

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.”

Ray Arata May 18, 2022 ▶ 3:28 Why Men Hung Up After 20 Minutes But Women Had a Long List

Insight

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…”

Ray Arata May 18, 2022 ▶ 13:32 Why Men Hung Up After 20 Minutes But Women Had a Long List

Disclosure

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…”

Ray Arata May 18, 2022 ▶ 11:13 Why Men Hung Up After 20 Minutes But Women Had a Long List

Insight

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 …”

Ray Arata May 18, 2022 ▶ 18:55 Why Men Hung Up After 20 Minutes But Women Had a Long List

Insight

Arata: Overcoming male resistance requires giving men space to be heard

“And so the whole resistance thing, you have to meet the men where they are and get them in the room per se and give them a chance to be heard.”

Ray Arata May 18, 2022 ▶ 27:18 Why Men Hung Up After 20 Minutes But Women Had a Long List

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
Why Men Hung Up After 20 Minutes But Women Had a Long List	May 18, 2022	21m

Ray Arata

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